Official media initially attributed the disaster largely to the “malicious” short-selling of Chinese shares by foreign banks and traders. Later, domestic investors were added to the list of suspects, and the Chinese authorities announced a rigorous investigation into the source of short selling.
中国股市暴跌被归因于多重因素。一开始，官媒主要将股灾归因于外资银行和交易者“恶意”做空中国股票。随后，国内投资者也被列入了嫌疑犯名单，中国当局还宣布将严查卖空源头。