YUXI, China ? When China issued its first national ban on public smoking last month, health advocates cheered but didn?t hold their breath. Like many anti-smoking regulations in China, this one seemed hollow, and for good reason.
A month later, the ban has had little, if any, effect. Smoking remains rampant in spaces where it has been prohibited, such as restaurants, schools and hospitals.
The main reason so few take China?s campaign against cigarettes seriously: The very government promising to crack down on tobacco use is the owner and chief beneficiary of the $93�billion industry.
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