CHINA TOBACCO LEAF IMPORT SECTOR GROWS, AS MANUFACTURED PRODUCT INDUSTRY EXPANDS VALUE SALES
June 12th, 2023
The secretiveness with which China guards its tobacco news and figures – even of tobacco leaf production - says much about the state’s priorities under President Xi Jinping. This strongman leader who has of late prioritised security/repression over economic growth, has blocked the site of the China National Tobacco Corporation (CNTC), the national tobacco monopoly, to users outside China. It is part of a general tightening of access – already limited – to official information for foreigners. (1)
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