The american tobacco industry in experiencing the biggest crush in the last two decades, everywhere in the world, and looking for new markets. Ironically, this move is supported by the government. It is as if the US government is telling tobacco-pushers, 'don't poison American people with your product m; go and poison foreigners!'
The easiest targets are developing countries with weak governments and weak tobacco regulations. In the past tobacco firms have tried, with the assistance of the US government ,to persuade Thailand, Korea, Japan and Indonesia. Only Indonesia has welcomed them wholeheartedly.