Tobacco vendors illegally advertise and sell cigarettes on China’s social media and e-commerce platforms


  • TECH
  • Friday, 19 Apr 2019

The Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control released a report on Monday that said almost 52,000 advertisements and listings for tobacco products had been found on 14 social media and e-commerce platforms in the first half of last year.

Illegal tobacco trading is rife online in China both via social media and e-commerce platforms, a health watchdog has warned.

The Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control released a report on Monday that said almost 52,000 advertisements and listings for tobacco products had been found on 14 social media and e-commerce platforms in the first half of last year.

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