- Wang Shumao (right) visits a sea-water aquiculture center in Tanmen Village, Tanmen Township, Qionghai, Hainan Province on September 14, 2022 (XINHUA)
- As the seasonal fishing ban has been extended from two to more than three months in the South China Sea, fishers can no longer live solely from fishing far off shore.
- In the same year, Wang was elected as a deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC), a five-year appointment that made helping his fellow fishers find a new way to earn a living part of his job.
An old captain’s quest for common prosperity for his fellow villagers
