> ... before addressing tobacco companies we must first address alcohol companies > Arguing that X shouldn't be regulated because Y is not yet regulated is nev

> ... before addressing tobacco companies we must first address alcohol companies > Arguing that X shouldn't be regulated because Y is not yet regulated is never a legitimate argument. Either you've got the question wrong, or your position is more disagreeable than you think. It seems to me that the question is whether Chinese X should be regulated when American X is not regulated. It is still technically X vs Y but the justification is far less obvious to me (when compared to justifying that we can regulate tobacco despite a lack of regulation of alcohol).