Real story: e-cig use among adults in China remains super low (1.6% in 2018-2019) + mostly by those trying to stop smoking or reduce harms. TC version: rate was 1.3% in 2015, this is a substantial 30% increase, PH and policy makers should do something! https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(20)30145-6/fulltext

Meanwhile, in China 2,100+ people are diagnosed with lung cancer *every day.* But the Lancet authors believe this small increase in ecig use implies "public knowledge remains low regarding the health hazards of nicotine." Really? #DoNoHarm

Authors + funding for this study come mainly from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Money & support for tobacco control at China's CDC comes from...you guessed it: the World Health Organization's "Bloomberg Initiative."

When the WHO receives 10% or more of its budget from Bloomberg + Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which have joined forces to pressure governments into enacting legislation they favor...shouldn't that be considered a conflict of interest? https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2008/07/Michael-Bloomberg-and-Bill-Gates-Join-to-Combat-Global-Tobacco-Epidemic