Chinese farmer turned eco-warrior takes on big business

November 12, 2017 2:02 PM

YUSHUTUN, CHINA (AFP) – Wang Enlin, an elderly farmer who left school when he was 10 years old and taught himself law armed with a single textbook and dictionary, makes for an unlikely eco-warrior.

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