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Last month, the authorities of Beijing adopted a law banning smoking in indoor public spaces. Smoking is a big issue in China and officials take this problem seriously.But according to a recent article published in the "Nicotine and Tobacco research" journal ((Alexander Persoskie et al(2014).'Absolute and comparative cancer risk perceptions among smokers in two cities in China'. Nicotine and Tobacco research, 16(6), pp.899-903)), more policies need to be adopted to reduce tobacco consumption in China. In this article, authors noted that:Smokers in China did not recognize their heightened personal risk of cancer, possibly reflecting ineffective warning labels on cigarette packs, a positive affective climate associated with smoking in China.The article shows that Chines smokers seem not to be aware of the real dangers of tobacco.&#160;