Xiao Hai: Adrift in the South

China's migrant workers’ literature movement has seen a boom in recent years, with fascinating autobiographical works produced by writers involved in the nation’s gig and service economy.

Xiao Hai’s Adrift in the South is a landmark memoir in this movement, offering a first-hand account of a decade spent moving between cities and factory jobs.

Today, the essayist and poet provides a rare perspective on survival, dignity, and the human cost of the country's economic rise.

Chaired by Anthony Tao.