A burning issue for future generations
As people across the globe mark UN World Cancer Day, activists in China continue to push for tougher regulations on tobacco products in the face of powerful opposition, as Wang Xiaodong reports.
Even though she retired nine years ago, Wu Yiqun's days are still extremely full. As one of the leading figures in China's anti-smoking campaign, the 69-year-old spends most of her time working for tougher controls on tobacco, conducting research, lecturing at universities, sending proposals to the government, publicly criticizing the monopoly of the tobacco companies, and even reporting officials who smoke in public.
"I don't care when people say: 'You're so old. Why do you continue to make trouble? Why don't you take a rest?'" said Wu, a public health expert and founder of the ThinkTank Research Center for Health Development, speaking ahead of UN World Cancer Day, which falls on Wednesday.
