Challenges remain for no-smoking legislation

China's anti-smoking campaign made significant progress in 2014, thanks to national and local legislation.

Experts at a health forum in Kunming, Yunnan province, agreed on Dec 27 that the growing emphasis on the rule of law has advanced tobacco control legislation, but obstacles still block the implementation of the laws and regulations.

In January 2014, authorities issued a circular requiring officials to set an example by not smoking in public.