Legal analysis: No, the situation that smoking in public places endangers public safety is not simply a ban on smoking. The legal "endangering public safety" is obviously different from what we call "harming public interests" every day. Therefore, the current laws prohibiting smoking in public places mainly rely on local legislation.

Legal basis: Article 78 of the Basic Medical Care and Health Promotion Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the state takes measures to reduce the harm of smoking to citizens' health. Control smoking in public places and strengthen supervision and law enforcement. The packaging of tobacco products should be printed with warnings explaining the dangers of smoking. It is forbidden to sell alcohol and tobacco to minors.