state tobacco monopoly administration (chinese: 国家烟草专卖局 guójiā yāncǎo zhuānmài jú) and china national tobacco corporation (commonly known as china tobacco, abbreviated as cntc) (chinese: 中国烟草总公司 zhōngguó yāncǎo zǒng gōngsī) is a chinese government agency responsible for tobacco regulation and a state-owned manufacturer of tobacco products, operated by the ministry of industry and information technology of china. it enjoys a virtual monopoly in china, which accounts for roughly 40% of the worlds total consumption of cigarettes, and is the worlds largest manufacturer of tobacco products measured by revenues.