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The World’s Deadliest Company

fern | May 4, 2026



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This is the story of the world’s deadliest company: CNTC-STMA. A look into a core part of Chinese state economics and at the devastating effects of a state-sponsored public health crisis.

This video is based on original reporting by The Examination, a nonprofit newsroom investigating preventable health threats.

More on this story: https://examination.news/4ueS3sm
Read the investigation: https://examination.news/3QHCKdg

Follow The Examination:
Website: https://theexamination.org
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@examination-news
Newsletter: https://theexamination.org/newsletter

Corrections:
11:50 The central number on screen should show roughly 68 million, not billion.

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18BhE6R1JnwM0wgk7ML25i3BjLZBGFwxO3whG2HdHBGc/edit?usp=sharing

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Song of Hope (Kigan) (Instrumental Version) – Isaku Kageyama
Dark Secrets – Stefan Ekstrom
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The Beginning of the – Stefan Ekstrom
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Itsumo – Valante
A Warm Welcome – Martin Landström
What I Choose – Hanna Lindgren
A Truth Unwanted – Stefan Ekstrom
Bitterness – Max Anson
Okno – Trevor Kowalski
Bionic – Ethan Sloan
Backchat – Xack
Boundless Things – Elin Piel.

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Written by fern

Comments

This post currently has 38 comments.

  9. @很感慨就

    May 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    真是低级的抹黑手段，把国营烟草跟肺部疾病死亡人数、领导人、体制等等绑定，随便找个中国人都能逗笑，

  13. @DigitalNeb

    May 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    Yeah, tobacco companies are definitely dirty, but people need to hold themselves accountable too. I smoked for 15 years before I managed to quit, so I understand how difficult it is, but ultimately, the tobacco companies don't smoke the cigarettes for you.

  15. @railwayfan1988

    May 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    6:20 One-fifth or 20% of the population, that is a similar number compared to the Netherlands. I think these are not numbers to worry about. It's merely the amount of tobacco people use every day. Three cigarettes a day is a lot less than twenty-three (a whole box of cigarettes).
    But I prefer Swedish snus (chew-tobacco). But outside Sweden it is hardly to buy in the EU, unfortunately.

  25. @gringocatracho

    May 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    I smoke cigarettes for 10 years. From 20 years old to 30. $20,000+ wasted, unnecessary health scares and lung infections.. so glad I was able to quit. I did try vaping but that was a terrible experience too. Because it messed with my lymph nodes in my neck. Now I can’t stand to be around them or people who smell of them.

  27. @oscartang4587u3

    May 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    Hasn’t one country conducted research before, concluding that the early death of smokers saves the government money on pensions and elderly care, offsetting the costs of treating smoking-related diseases? Seems the Chinese government take notes. The Chinese health system is district-based. If you work in a city, your tax goes to the city's healthcare system; if your parents live in the village, your tax would never go to help them.

  28. @SomeRandomPiggo

    May 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    Tobacco? Are you serious? I was expecting pollution or poor workplace safety. It's like blaming the deaths from car crashes on the company that made the car.

  32. @itsEy0nx

    May 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    bro fern can u make a vid about epstine and how he got arestted that'll be cool. just suggestion but if u aggre or wanna think about it can u reply to me by saying ok ok i'll think about it

  33. @V5Z7A

    May 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    The video quality and everything is top-notch. Seems like everyone is making money by killing us—the people. War, drug, cigarette, alcohol, etc.

  36. @Desenrad

    May 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    Odoo sounds like It’s trying really hard to become a monopoly. Cant support that shit. So far only steam has been the only ethical and honest monopoly.

  37. @Wnerd001

    May 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    🚭 I promise I'll quit cigarettes today after i smoke remaining 2 cigs i have left. If anyone reading this please remind me. I will share my progress ❤🫁

  38. @MotoKnowledgeShorts

    May 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    China makes 2.5 trillion dollars from export you think they care about cigarettes that much? Wtf is wrong with this channel. How about make a video about how US pharma writes the laws that gets passed from out congress.

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