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FORTUNE.COM // DECEMBER 2019

INVES T OR ’ S GUIDE 2020

AHEAD

OF

CHIN A’ S

HERD

Private equity titan Weijian Shan has earned

stunning returns thanks to shrewd bets on what

Chinese consumers need and want. What’s he

banking on now? More than 100,000 dairy cows,

among many other things.

BY SHAWN TULLY

PHOTOGRAPH BY VERîNICA SANCHIS BENCOMO