Chinese government proposes smoking ban
Smoking bans aren’t just gaining momentum in the West. China is the world’s largest tobacco producer as well as home to 350 million smokers, making it the world’s largest tobacco consumer as well. As reported today by NPR (”China’s Smokers Confront Changing Culture“), a government-enacted ban is gaining momentum after a recent proposal to make Beijing smoke-free by the commencement of next year’s Summer Olympics.
I’m not familiar with Chinese governmental policies, but as far as I know there is no history of liberties like private property for the common people to argue against. It is still a Communist nation, aster all, even if China is called the “capitalist miracle”. If policies are enacted at the whim of the politburo, what tools do the common people retain with which to defend themselves?
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