Weijian Shan

Weijian Shan is the executive chairman of PAG, a leading Asia-focused private equity firm. Prior to PAG, he was a partner of the private equity firm TPG, and co-managing partner of TPG Asia (formerly known as Newbridge Capital). Previously, Shan was a managing director of JP Morgan, and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Money Machine: A Trailblazing American Venture in China (2023), Money Games: The Inside Story of How American Dealmakers Saved Korea’s Most Iconic Bank (2020), and Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America (2019).

Weijian Shan's recent articles

To avert war, the West must shatter the mirror by which it views China

To avert war, the West must shatter the mirror by which it views China

The concept of the Thucydides Trap, predicting conflict between China and the US, projects the West’s conquest-driven history onto Chinese civilisation.

China’s property market is at risk of an overcorrection, not oversupply

China’s property market is at risk of an overcorrection, not oversupply

There is no risk of China’s property sector woes spreading into a financial crisis but there is a policy-induced housing crisis and restrictions must be further eased. The property market must be stabilised to restore public confidence and spur private consumption, so economic growth can reaccelerate.