Axe corruption not cigarettes

Luxurious cigarettes are usually used as bribes to officials and measures should be taken to curb such graft, says an article in the Beijing News.

Following is an excerpt:

Zhou Jiugeng was unlucky in the sense his corrupt deeds would never have been exposed had he not smoked luxurious cigarettes. People were happy to see the corrupt official finally punished, but the strange thing is the brand he smokes has experienced a surge in sales after his corruption was exposed online.