China banned flavored e-cigarettes. Now more people smoke regular ones.

China banned flavored e-cigarettes in 2022. But it turns out, many people just switched back to traditional cigarettes, and a large illegal market for the banned products still thrives.

Governments ban things to make people healthier. But China's ban on flavored e-cigarettes pushed many users back to traditional cigarettes, which are worse for them. It also created a large illegal market, so the banned products are still easy to find.