What was the name of the 2015 Chinese stock-market crash centered on the Shanghai Stock Exchange?

The 2015–2016 Chinese stock-market turbulence was the crash centered on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Chinese mainland share prices rose rapidly from mid-2014 into June 2015, encouraged by retail participation, margin financing, and strong expectations about economic growth. The Shanghai Composite then fell sharply from its June peak, producing a prolonged period of instability rather than one isolated trading session.

Authorities responded with measures including trading halts, restrictions on some selling, support for large companies, and investigations of market activity. The interventions themselves became part of the debate over how financial markets should be stabilized and regulated.

The episode is often described simply as the 2015 Chinese stock-market crash, although volatility continued into early 2016. It should not be confused with the 2007–2008 global financial crisis: China’s 2015 decline was a separate domestic equity-market episode with different immediate causes.