For example, it can cause addiction, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory problems, and cancer
The Chauncy Street Mailbag - Letter Page (2 pages) Miscellaneous photos, character ads throughout
Mao Zedong was often pictured with a cigarette in his hand, as in this often-reproduced 1957 shot of him meeting the all-female Third National Congress of Chinese Communist Youth League, who appear to be vying to offer him a light: In a tell-all biography, Maos personal physician wrote that the leader responded with a joke when he criticized Maos chain smoking, saying Smoking is also a deep-breathing exercise, dont you think? Chinas current generation of top leaders, though, are a marked contrast to their predecessors ones: none of the current members of the Central Politburo Standing Committee, the all-powerful seven-man group that runs the country, are smokers
Theres something bittersweet in that contradiction