Yet the Chinese government has remained committed to intervention, responding to the correction with heavy-handed, politically motivated measures, including the complete suspension of trade of many companies’ stocks. The move seemed to have halted the further deterioration of the Shanghai stock market.
但中国政府仍决定干预，用出于政治动机的大手笔政策应对市场修正，包括完全停牌许多公司的股票。这一措施似乎阻止了上证指数的进一步下跌。但效果只是暂时的；8月24日，市场下跌8.5%，创出2007年以来的最大跌幅。