Table 1.

A comparison of MPOWER adoption in Beijing before and after June 2015

MPOWER tools	Intervention	Pre-June 2015	Post-June 2015
Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies.	Conduct Beijing’s adult survey	Year of the survey: 2014	Year of the survey: 2016
Protect people from tobacco use.	Smoke-free air laws	Stipulation Smoking banned in eight public places: for example, health facilities	Legislation Smoking banned in all indoor public places, workplaces, public transportation and four outdoor places
Offer help to quit tobacco use.	Cessation support	Not available	Cessation clinics and hotlines
Warn about the dangers of tobacco.	Package warning Media campaign	Text only Mass media	Text only Mass media New media: WeChat account named ‘smoke-free Beijing’
Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.	Bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship	Ban on advertising on mass media	Ban on advertising on mass media and new media, in public transportation and outdoor places, towards juveniles
Raise taxes on tobacco.	Tobacco tax Producer: specific tax Ad valorem tax Wholesale: specific tax Ad valorem tax	¥ 0.06/pack 56% No tax 5%	¥ 0.06/pack 56% 0.10/pack 11%