Taking Down Tobacco.docVIP

Taking Down Tobacco 　　Among the many things in the world at which China ranks number one， there is none more notorious than the number of smokers within its borders. The number of Chinese smokers totals at 300 million， roughly equivalent to the U.S. population， and one third of the global smoking population. The prevalence of smoking as a habit leaves at least 740 million non-smokers regularly exposed to secondhand smoke and 1.4 million Chinese die from smoking-related diseases every year on the mainland. 　　With a determination to reduce the number of smokers， the Chinese authorities have beg