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It was unprecedented. On Nov. 2, China suspended a blockbuster initial public offering of financial technology giant Ant Group Co. two days before its planned debut on the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges. Ant was on track to rake in about $34.5 billion (about ¥3.6 trillion) with investors already subscribing to the IPO. The fact that a single digital financial company was about to raise ¥3.6 trillion quite easily proved the market’s confidence in the future of China’s digital society. But at the same time, it underlined Beijing’s determination to be strict on those who go against the government. And the incident appears to symbolize the Chinese government’s stance on digital giants going forward. ....