Xiaojun Wang is a writer, environmental activist, founder of the nonprofit People of Asia for Climate Solutions, and contributor to the forthcoming Agam literary anthology. Born and raised in Shanxi Province, the birthplace of China’s civilization and currently the largest coal producer for the country, Xiaojun speaks with Agam on his experience of the transformation of his home province by the coal industry. He also speaks about his work to center the stories of climate-vulnerable communities at the highest levels of policy- and decision-making on development and climate change. His latest book is Belt and Road: Through My Village (http://brivillage.asia), a compilation of stories and perspectives from the people who experience firsthand the impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Excerpts from “Full Moon” by Xiaojun Wang (translated by Wang from the original Chinese into English) were read by Fiona Feng.
