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How private equity whiz Weijian Shan went from penniless in the Gobi desert to orchestrating a takeover of one of China’s biggest banks
Private equity is by its nature and up and down business, but few tales hold a candle to that of [...]
Mao’s former barefoot doctor recalls sole foreign takeover of Chinese bank
Opportunity to buy control of a bank in China, home to the fast economic growth in the world, was certainly [...]
Financial Times ‘Out of the Gobi’ Book Review: Weijian Shan’s journey from Mao’s revolution to US high finance
Gabriel Wildau reviews Weijian Shan's 'Out of the Gobi' in the Weekend edition of The Financial Times: ‘Out of the [...]
Project Syndicate ‘Out of the Gobi’ Review: Resilience and Rebellion in Contemporary China
Minxin Pei reviews 'Out of the Gobi' for Project Syndicate: Anyone who reads Weijian Shan’s Out of Gobi will understand [...]
WSJ: ‘Out of the Gobi’ Review: The Good Earth Was Elsewhere
Tom Nagorski reviews Weijian Shan's new memoir, Out of the Gobi, in The Wall Street Journal: “Out of the Gobi: [...]
Foreign Affairs: China Turned Upside Down – Life During Mao’s Bloody, Chaotic Cultural Revolution
This essay in Foreign Affairs is adapted from Weijian Shan's new memoir, Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and [...]
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