In the past the Chinese government has been quick to stamp out resistance to authority, especially in Tibetan territory where it is sensitive to anything that could potentially feed separatist sentiment.

Two men have been charged over a fight with police at Manchester Airport which happened before an officer was filmed stamping on a suspect's head.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's funding is mandatory, but food stamp benefits may be impacted by a shutdown.

That’s followed by food manufacturing, with 175,000 jobs; and fabricated metal companies, which employ some 120,000 workers who forge, stamp and make products such as cutlery, hand tools, boilers and springs.

But, in its latest annual forecast, it said extra stamp duty on the purchase of additional homes, as well as existing regulation and taxes would see activity shrink.