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Chinese tobacco and the CNTC monopoly
Kunming, Yunnan, China25.04°N 102.72°E
computed criticality17/100
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China ≈⅓ of world tobacco; CNTC ≈97% of the domestic market, state monopoly (FAO 2023)
2023Fault line
China produces about a third of the world's tobacco, and the CNTC, a state monopoly, controls nearly all growing, manufacturing and sales in the world's largest cigarette market. This publicly controlled vertical integration makes the sector impervious to outside dynamics and concentrates a considerable fiscal and health weight in a single entity.
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China National Tobacco Corporation (CNTC)
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