The rout in China equities accelerated in recent weeks amid Beijing’s increasingly aggressive regulatory crackdown on its domestic businesses. The market bounced in Thursday’s trading session (July 29) after diving earlier in the week, but on a year-to-date basis a deep shade of red ink prevails for the country’s stock market.

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