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Tobacco control plan criticized as 'weak'

(China Daily)

08:49, December 26, 2012

Smokers take a break at the Olympic Green in Beijing on Sunday. (China Daily/Kuang Linhua)

Anti-tobacco campaigners have criticized the government's 2012-15 tobacco control plan as a "weak and futile" attempt to curb the habit.

The plan was jointly issued on Friday by eight government agencies, one of which was the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, or China Tobacco Corp. China holds a State monopoly on the tobacco industry.

Other government agencies included the ministries of industry and information technology, health and finance.

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