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WORLD TOBACCO MARKET SHARES: China National Tobacco, 43.2%; other, 16.6%; Philip Morris International, 14.3%; British American Tobacco, 11.6%; Japan Tobacco, 9.4%; Imperial Tobacco, 4.9%. Ref: Bloomberg Business Week, December 15-21, 2914. Pages 50-53. View in LinkedIn

CHINESE TOBACCO REGULATION. "For all practical purposes, China National and its regulator are the same entity: They share headquarters in Beijing and have the exact same organizational structure, the similar website, and even the identical chief executive." https://lnkd.in/dPAGGKq View in LinkedIn

CHINESE TOBACCO COMPANIES are so closely entwined with the government that regulation may be impossible. Similar cosy relations happened in the US, UK and Europe. https://lnkd.in/dFgaGMv View in LinkedIn

MISINFORMATION RULES. "Health campaigners insist the industry is in fact lobbying hard to block international standards on tobacco control. "The tobacco industry thrives on ignorance of the true harms of tobacco and using misinformation to subvert health policies that could save millions," said Peter Baldini, chief executive of the World Lung Foundation." https://lnkd.in/dMdqgzf View in LinkedIn

CHINESE GOVERNMENT TOBACCO INCOME. "China’s government is hooked on cigarette revenues. In 2012 the tobacco industry turned over 717 billion yuan in profits and taxes to government coffers, which made up 6% of official revenue. Not surprisingly, tobacco is as big in Beijing politics as petroleum and property." https://lnkd.in/dFgaGMv View in LinkedIn

US SOCIAL COST OF TOBACCO. "In 2000–2004, cigarette smoking cost more than $193 billion (i.e., $97 billion in lost productivity plus $96 billion in health care expenditures). Information published in 2005 documented that secondhand smoke costs more than $10 billion (i.e., health care expenditures, morbidity, and mortality)." https://lnkd.in/dHzHrjf View in LinkedIn

"THE CHINA NATIONAL TOBACCO CORPORATION is run by the government, and is by far the largest cigarette maker in the world. In 2013 it manufactured 2.5 trillion cigarettes. Its next largest competitor, Philip Morris International, produced 880 billion ... China National is larger than its next 5 competitors combined." https://lnkd.in/dPAGGKq View in LinkedIn

US SOCIETAL COSTS OF SMOKING. $193 billion healthcare costs and productivity loss. http://www.cancer.org/research/infographicgallery/tobacco-related-healthcare-costs View in LinkedIn

GLOBAL TOBACCO REVENUES. "Revenues from global tobacco sales are estimated to be close to $500bn (£316bn), generating combined profits for the six largest firms of $35.1bn – more than $1,100 a second." https://lnkd.in/dMdqgzf View in LinkedIn

COSTS OF TOBACCO ILLNESSES. $96 Billion dollars were spent on tobacco-related healthcare costs in the United States from 2000 to 2004, instead of being spent on things ... Other countries spent: $16.6 Billion dollars, France; $9.5 Billion dollars, United Kingdom; $6.2 Billion dollars, China; $2.8 Billion dollars, Canada. http://www.cancer.org/research/infographicgallery/tobacco-infographic-text-alternative View in LinkedIn