China moves to reduce smoking scenes in films, TV dramas1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina’s film and broadcast watchdog has issued a circular ordering to reduce smoking scenes in films and TV dramas following complaints last month about the nation’s failure to honor the tobacco-control commitment of the World Health Organization(WHO).
“Frequent smoking scenes in films and TV dramas do not accord with China’s stance on tobacco control and will mislead the public, especially the young,” read the circular posted on the website of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT).
Tobacco brands or signs and smoking scenes with juveniles present should not be allowed to appear in films or TV dramas, it said.
Scenes which have to show smoking should “last as short as possible,” said the circular.
