WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — In June, the Chinese stock market suffered losses of more than 1,600 points or approximately 32 percent. Chinese media accused US investment banks of market manipulation.
“On the charge, or allegation [of US manipulation of Chinese financial markets]…to the extent it is a sell-off of Chinese equities, it is a domestic sell-off,” Dohner said in a Thursday speech at the Center for Strategic International Studies.
“The amount of integration in Chinese financial markets, including the Chinese stock market, with the rest of the world is very small.”
As a result, the impact of foreign investors dumping their market shares would have played a negligible role in the Chinese stock market crash, he added.
Earlier this week, the Chinese government stepped in to temporarily halt trading on the stock exchange and introduce measures to stem the panicked selling.
The cause of the crash is not well understood, but some financial analysts believe it could be a response to forecasts of slower overall economic growth in China.
