Description
A new draft amendment to the Chinese Tobacco Monopoly Law was released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) at the end of March 2021. It would regulate tobacco-alternatives – including e-cigarettes – in the same way as traditional tobacco, which threatens big changes to the vaping market in China. This Q&A report is based on conversations had with the local authorities and industry insiders and aims to provide an overview of what is currently known about these recent developments.