Tobacco firms target China, Indonesia youth
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It's a grim fact that nearly half the world's smokers live in just three countries: China, India and Indonesia, and many are taking up the habit at a very young age.
In China, one in ten boys aged 14 are smokers. And in Indonesia, a third of students report taking their first puff before the age of ten.
The World Health Organisation says the tobacco industry has long targeted young people as so-called "replacement smokers" to take the place of those who quit or die. And as smoking rates decline in the West, it's setting its sights on the developing world.
Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speaker: Dina Kania, youth advocate for Indonesia's National Commission for Child Protection in Jakarta; Susan Lawrence, head of China programs at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids in Washington DC
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