Electronic cigarettes were invented about a decade ago by a Chinese medical researcher and the country supplies nearly all global demand.
Puffing on the devices, or vaping, is surging worldwide, but it forms only a tiny part of China's 1.2 trillion yuan ($200 billion) cigarette business.
Now, rising public awareness about the hazards of smoking, coupled with China's hardening stance on smoking in public, is opening up an opportunity for e-cigarettes to make inroads into the world's biggest tobacco market.
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A employee works at a production line in an electronic cigarettes factory in Shenzhen, Guangdong, Jan 15, 2014. E-cigarettes were invented about a decade ago by a Chinese medical researcher and the country supplies nearly all global demand. [Photo/Agencies] |
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