What was the name of the 2015 collapse in Chinese share prices that followed a major stock-market bubble?

The 2015 Chinese stock-market crash was the sharp collapse in Chinese share prices that followed a major equity-market bubble.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index rose rapidly from mid-2014 into June 2015, helped by retail participation, margin borrowing, and expectations of continuing economic growth. After peaking on June 12, 2015, the index fell heavily over the next several weeks.

Chinese authorities responded with measures including trading halts, restrictions on selling by major shareholders, support for selected purchases, and investigations into short selling. These actions slowed or interrupted trading but did not immediately restore confidence. A second wave of turbulence followed in 2016.

The episode is sometimes described as a currency crisis because China devalued the renminbi in August 2015. However, the stock-market crash and the currency adjustment were related developments, not the same event. The Shanghai Composite remained well below its 2015 peak for years.