Smoking-related diseases will claim 200 million lives in China this century and plunge tens of millions into poverty, a report said Friday. China is the world’s largest consumer and producer of tobacco, and the industry provides the government with colossal sums. In 2015, it recorded 1.1 trillion yuan (US$160 billion) in profits, up 20 percent year-on-year. … Continue reading Smoking to kill 200 million in China this century, World Health Org. says