Fast-moving consumer goods, slow-moving policy: structures and strategies of China’s e-cigarette industry and global regulatory challenges

Steve Shaowei Xu, Anne C K Quah, Geoffrey T Fong

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DOI: 10.1136/tc-2026-060270
Published: 2026-09-28
Container: Tobacco Control
Publisher: BMJ
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@article{allodium:10.1136/tc-2026-060270,
  title = {Fast-moving consumer goods, slow-moving policy: structures and strategies of China’s e-cigarette industry and global regulatory challenges},
  author = {Steve Shaowei Xu and Anne C K Quah and Geoffrey T Fong},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Tobacco Control},
  doi = {10.1136/tc-2026-060270},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2026-060270}
}

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TI  - Fast-moving consumer goods, slow-moving policy: structures and strategies of China’s e-cigarette industry and global regulatory challenges
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AU  - Anne C K Quah
AU  - Geoffrey T Fong
PY  - 2026
JO  - Tobacco Control
DO  - 10.1136/tc-2026-060270
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Xu, S. S., Quah, A. C. K., & Fong, G. T. (2026). Fast-moving consumer goods, slow-moving policy: structures and strategies of China’s e-cigarette industry and global regulatory challenges. Tobacco Control. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2026-060270

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