Responsible for anti-money laundering activities in the People's Republic of China; conducting studies on and establishing anti-money laundering rules and policies for financial institutions; engaging in international cooperation on anti-money laundering; consolidating and analyzing information on suspicious payment transactions inRMB or foreign currencies provided by various sources; assisting the judiciary departments in the investigation into money-laundering related criminal cases;ensuring proper security arrangement for the PBC system; and organizing armed protection for the storage and transportation of gold, silver, bank notes and securities.