STMA Appoints New Deputy Director

China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA) has appointed Liu Sanjiang as its deputy director, reports 2Firsts.

Previously, Liu served as the director of the department of quality development at the State Administration for Market Regulation,

This appointment follows a series of corruption investigations targeting senior STMA officials.

The STMA is the country’s official regulatory body overseeing the tobacco industry and market, including NGPs such as e-cigarettes.