My request to become familiar with the new anti-smoking regulations, concerning smoking at work and specifically at educational institutions, which have come into force throughout China, continues to be ignored by the Foreign Affairs Office, which has proved relentlessly that it is incapable of communicating necessary and important information in a timely manner; and has since admitted that the university has no plans, no initiative, no ideas, no motivation to address the very real smoking hazards at this institution. Ying Wen Huan (Joey) has admitted that the [university] believes itself to be powerless to stop students and teachers smoking in the teaching buildings and public places on campus, despite recent regulations being enacted by Chinas central government.

This is typical of FT's coming to China and trying to throw their weight around. If before coming to China to teach and live, if you had done your research, you would know that the Chinese like to smoke, irrespective of what the law says. China is not a non-smoking zealots gig. I have never had one fag in my life, but I knew before I came to China that they like a fag or two, because i did my research. God, these Chinese people need to disregard the odd regulation- let the students smoke in class, that's what I say-I am much more likely to come to grief because somebody has had too much booze- not that a few pints will do you any harm.