US EditionTobacco town thrives as China struggles to kick the habit
- China accounts for one-third of the global smoking population, with tobacco-related illnesses causing significant mortality; in a predominantly farming region where earnings fall below the country’s average, the local economy is heavily dependent on tobacco cultivation.
- The government plans to lower tobacco-related fatalities by 2030 but faces challenges due to the dominant government-run tobacco industry and the reliance of regional economies on tobacco cultivation.
- Tobacco accounted for nearly a third of the city's GDP in early 2023, supporting families like Farmer Li's, who earns up to 60,000 yuan annually, while cigarette exports surged to over $9 billion in 2023.
- A Chinese think tank reported a slow 14 percent decline in smokers from 2010 to 2022, far below richer nations' averages, while the economic cost of smoking was 1.6 times greater than industry gains in 2020.
- Experts argue stronger tobacco controls can reduce smoking without major revenue loss, noting that younger generations lose interest in smoking, though the crop remains vital for local livelihoods.
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Tobacco town thrives as China struggles to kick the habit
Visitors mill around a bright red hilltop pagoda in southwestern China, gazing down at a sprawling cigarette factory whose deadly output has put an otherwise unremarkable city on the map.
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