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Dancing cigarettes tell Wenzhou people not to smoke

The Wenzhou Business Daily is a commercial daily published in Zhejiang province, under the umbrella of the Wenzhou Daily Newspaper Group. Today’s front page features a picture of dancing cigarettes. In honor of international no tobacco day, they’re acting out the negative … Continue reading

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Scenes from the tobacco harvest: Why China can’t quit smoking

Gejiu is a city of 135,000 people that lies 280 kilometers southeast of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, and several hours north of China’s border with Vietnam. Sibling mountains cradle Gejiu in a narrow valley, made even smaller by … Continue reading

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Wen Jiabao dines with university graduates

Premier Wen Jiabao received a portrait as a gift during a visit to Tsinghua University.

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Fake officers selling fake cigarettes

On July 6, three men clad in the uniform of the People’s Armed Police were arrested by (real) police for hawking fake brand name cigarettes in Zhangmu, Guangdong province.

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Sorta not smoking Beijing

A video about Beijing’s new non smoking rules.

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Smoking ban for Beijing?

A smoking ban for Beijing. But can it really happen?

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Beijing, Beijing — it’s a smoking town

Enforcing non smoking rules in Beijing is going to be tough.

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