Expected responses include: Pivoting to OEM/ODM export production under China Tobacco where possible Relocating capital, IP and machinery to more permissive, lower cost manufacturing hubs especially Indonesia Likely relocation to Indonesia and similar markets Indonesia offers: Lower regulatory barriers Established ecosystems for novel nicotine and tobacco products A likely pattern: Chinese entrepreneurs shift production offshore (e.g., Indonesia), focus on exports to Europe/MENA/Asia, and gradually exit the tightly controlled domestic pouch space while China Tobacco develops its own statebacked pouch lines
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A value of 0 was assigned when no inflammation was detectable, a value of 1 was adjudged for occasional cuffing with inflammatory cells, a value of 2 when most bronchi or vessels were surrounded by a thin layer (one to five cells thick) of inflammatory cells, and a value of 3 was given when most bronchi or vessels were surrounded by a thick layer (more than five cells thick) of inflammatory cells