Fraser Howie is co-author of "Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise."
Ant and Didi dramas essential to understanding Beijing's stock market experiment

Traders work during the IPO for Didi Global on the New York Stock Exchange floor on June 30: Didi had already started trading when the regulator blew the whistle. © Reuters
Fraser Howie is co-author of "Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise."