China National Tobacco Corp was created in 1982.
He introduced tobacco to the New World.
If you mean as in a form for smoking, it was introduced by Portuguese traders in AD 1600. The same traders introduced seeds (in the 1700's) which were the basis for the beginning of tobacco farming.
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I've read that while the U.S. was a British colony some residents returned to England with an Indian chief. He brought tobacco with him. When presented at court, the chief and the tobacco were instant hits!
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China National Tobacco Company, followed by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company