Past media reports said Xi quit smoking in the 1980s, the report said. Chan did not elaborate on when Xi quit smoking. The World Health Organisation has complimented Chinese President Xi Jinping for quitting smoking saying that his action will boost tobacco control efforts in China which has world’s highest number of smokers. President Xi understands the importance of tobacco control,” Chan said. There are about 300 million smokers in China.

Source: Hindustan Times August 02, 2016 07:52 UTC