China-Tobacco/Teenagers

Shotlist

Beijing, China – July 5, 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. National Health Commission press briefing in progress
2. Reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Mao Qun’an, director, Department of Planning Development and Informatization, National Health Commission:
“In the next step, we will work with relevant departments and carry out proactive work to prevent teenagers’ exposure to tobacco with all out efforts. Meanwhile, we hope that all sectors of the society can work together to create a healthy environment for teenagers. With the government, society and individuals working together, we can create a tobacco control environment, laying a solid foundation for further promoting the Healthy China strategy.”
4. Reporters

Xiamen City, Fujian Province, east China – Recent (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of middle school students in class
6. Students playing basketball

FILE: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China – April 30-May 1, 2022 (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of e-cigarette products

FILE: China – Date Unknown (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
8. Cigarette butts
9. Sign on wall showing “Smoking Area”
10. No Smoking sign
11. Poster on wall about peril of tobacco
12. Phone screen showing smoking cessation video
13. Smoking cessation brochures on shelf
14. Various of “No Smoking” signs, posters

Storyline

China’s National Health Commission (NHC) is working with other relevant government departments to address the problem of using e-cigarettes among teenagers by creating a tobacco prevention network, an official said on Tuesday.

Mao Qun’an, director of NHC’s Department of Planning Development and Informatization, briefed the press about the regulatory progress at a regular press conference in Beijing.

The latest data released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention showed that middle school students have higher usage rates of e-cigarettes than university students, said Mao.

Studies and research have proven that e-cigarette liquids and aerosols generated by heating, like traditional cigarettes, contain a variety of chemicals that can be harmful to health, said Mao, adding that China has established a monitoring system to track the use of tobacco among teenagers.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration are promoting the regulation of e-cigarettes with reference to the relevant provisions on cigarettes, he said.

Meanwhile, the NHC is working with the Education Ministry and the All-China Women’s Federation to promote the creation of smoke-free environments such as schools and homes, said Mao.

“In the next step, we will work with relevant departments and carry out proactive work to prevent teenagers’ exposure to tobacco with all out efforts. Meanwhile, we hope that all sectors of the society can work together to create a healthy environment for teenagers. With the government, society and individuals working together, we can create a tobacco control environment, laying a solid foundation for further promoting the Healthy China strategy,” said Mao.