The government may bring e-cigarettes under state management to improve quality and generate revenue, China Daily said, citing an official of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA).

"Regulating e-cigarettes, like traditional tobacco products under the state monopoly, is highly feasible. And that helps with consumer safety and rights, product quality control and the government coffers," Li Baojiang, deputy director of STMA’s economic research institute reportedly said.
China had about 900 e-cigarette manufacturers at the end of 2013, an increase of more than 200 per cent from the previous year, the newspaper said on its website. "A regulatory blank spot, which resulted in problem products and unsubstantiated media hype and health claims, has to be filled, particularly for quality control and consumer safety," Li reportedly told China Daily.