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What Is the Minimum Legal Drinking Age in China?

Mon, 25 Jan 2021
Categories: China Law in One Minute
Contributors: CJO Staff Contributors Team
Editor: Yuan Yanchao 袁燕超
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The answer is eighteen. 

Under the Minors Protection Law of China, the sale of cigarettes or alcohol to minors is prohibited, and business operators shall put up a sign of no sale of cigarettes or alcohol to minors at a prominent place; where it is difficult to determine whether a person is an adult, he/she shall be required to show his/her identity card. Minors refer to citizens under the age of 18.

 

Reference:

Minors Protection Law of China (2012): Article 2, 37

Contributors: CJO Staff Contributors Team

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