--FILE - Ein chinesischer Mann raucht in einem Krankenhaus in Fuzhou city, südost China Fujian Provinz, 27. Oktober 2009. Sieben Städte in China haben erklärt ein
--FILE--A Chinese man smokes at a hospital in Fuzhou city, southeast Chinas Fujian province, 27 October 2009. Seven cities in China have declared a war to smoking. The real measures will be expressed in creating legislation on stopping smoking at public venues and workplaces. Under the project, jointly held by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease(UNION), the cities - Tianjin, Chongqing, Shenyang, Harbin, Nanchang, Lanzhou and Shenzhen will implement a smoking ban in public and in workplaces. China, the largest tobacco consumer in the world, has 350 million smokers, according to official statistics. Also, 540 million non-smokers are exposed to the hazards of secondhand smoke. Apart from 1 million smoking-related deaths each year in China, passive smoking causes around 100, 000 deaths annually in the country.
