The market fall has put Beijing under intense pressure to consider what it can do to support share prices, and avoid the kind of social unrest that has plagued other plummeting emerging markets.

• 股市下跌让中国政府面临巨大压力，要考虑能够采取何种措施支撑股价，同时避免像其它不断下跌的新兴市场那样出现社会动荡。