Illustration: Uli Knörzer for Bloomberg How Weijian Shan Went From Hard Labor to Private Equity Pioneer China’s dealmaking king talks about US-China relations, how he survived the Cultural Revolution, and his view of Hong Kong’s National Security Law. Share this article Weijian Shan’s life has been one of extraordinary contrasts, from doing hard labor during China’s Cultural Revolution to becoming one of Hong Kong’s most prominent financiers. Shan was 4 years old when the Communists’ Great Leap Forward led to famine, and 12 when Mao Zedong’s crusade against the supposed frivolity of education ended his schooling. He witnessed extreme violence…