Who said, "China's five-year commitment to the

fundamental failure of indoor tobacco control" 


  

 

Youth Online - China Youth Daily

 


Yan Guoan

 Comics: Jane Xu 

  

  

    9, is sign the "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control" 5 years, China has promised on January 9 this year, in indoor public places and indoor workplaces to achieve 100% non-smoking. But the "China missed appointments, is a foregone conclusion." ("Beijing Times" Jan. 4)

    It is said that the Chinese Government in November 2003 signed with the World Health Organization's "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control", from January 9, 2011, China will in all indoor public places and indoor workplaces, public transport and other possible total ban on outdoor smoking in public places. Now from the target to achieve the specified date only 5 days, it seems, China is not really possible to achieve the country within five days a complete ban on smoking in public places. Well, not that China and the "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control" missed appointments?

    I have some doubts about this news. Who said, "China's five-year commitment to the fundamental failure of tobacco control room?" I read the news again, and did not find the source of these words, is likely to press their own comments. 5-year maturity, the Chinese Government has signed to perform its obligations under international conventions, the Government should come forward and make an authoritative description of, for example, at least from 8 ministries of the "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control" Performance Work Leading Group members of the speech, so that only the credibility of the media unilateral conclusion that the number of lack of authority.

    But I also feel the judge is not a fallacy. I remember last year's "511 news" events. May 10 last year, the Ministry of Health held a news conference, Women's Social Secretary, Ministry of Health, said Yang Qing, in order to fulfill the World Health Organization "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control," the goal of Article VIII of the Ministry of Health Health Administration will be the first to achieve next year sector and the health care system, 100% smoke-free. However, the May 11, the news but was misread and suddenly enlarged, "next year, China will achieve complete ban on smoking in public places" has become a major headline. So health authorities denied that. Can be seen, the objectives of Article VIII is really only in Yiwei system implementation, and can not be achieved in the national smoking ban in public places.

    The Chinese Government actively participated in the "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control," the conclusion of the process, and in November 2003 signed the Convention. August 2005, the Tenth National People's Congress ratified the 17th meeting of the Convention. As a responsible big country, how can his non-performance of the Convention signed? How can the fulfillment of non-disclosure? The same time, compliance should be announced to the people in China. Is it because of poor compliance to silence, and glossy?

    Also, I'm a bit worried about the government, then sign the "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control" is not serious? Our five-year total ban on smoking in public places did not materialize this year, it intends to achieve the health care workplace smoking ban, the goal is to postponed the original commitment, what can be achieved when the smoking ban in public places, or of an unknown number. Because officials of the Ministry of Health said last year, "the next year to honor the country's commitment to smoking in public places, in fact very difficult, or even to achieve the national smoking ban in public places, but also the efforts of several generations." Since the efforts of several generations, when Why has signed commitment to Jan. 9, 2011, the realization of the national smoking ban in public places? Now simply can not do, does not intend to do, this "convention" Why sign?

    What a dilemma now. Missed appointments is a foregone conclusion, and when that performance is still unknown, how do the future and no new measure is introduced, the days go on so confused? Of course, this is not media can answer, but should the Government to answer. 5th anniversary of the performance, why should not review and sum up, planning to implement something?