NGO calls for tough action on tobacco control

Beijing - Concrete action on tobacco control at State level is far too rare on the Chinese mainland, according to a report released by a non-governmental organization on Tuesday.

Based on the current situation, China, which is home to the world's largest smoking population, could hardly live up to the promises it made when it signed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO), said the report, Tobacco Control 2010 in China - A Civil Society Perspective.

This is the second time the anti-smoking advocacy group Thinktank has released such a report.