国内英语资讯:China mulls legislation to regulate electronic cigarettes
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 22-- <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="NHC">NHC</span>) <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regulate">regulate</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> (<span word="e">e</span>-<span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span>) <span word="through">through</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="product">product</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NHC">NHC</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span> <span word="Qunan">Qunan</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NHC">NHC</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aerosol">aerosol</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="toxic">toxic</span> <span word="elements">elements</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="additives">additives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="pose">pose</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="users">users</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ambiguous">ambiguous</span> <span word="labeling">labeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nicotine">nicotine</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overdose">overdose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unhealthy">unhealthy</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="hazards">hazards</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span>, <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="leaking">leaking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burning">burning</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="usage">usage</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="vaping">vaping</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Particularly">Particularly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vaping">vaping</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 15 <span word="to">to</span> 24 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>, <span word="vaping">vaping</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="induce">induce</span> <span word="juveniles">juveniles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="population">population</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="juveniles">juveniles</span>' <span word="health">health</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>, <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="regulated">regulated</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="juveniles">juveniles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="vaping">vaping</span>.</p>
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