Responsible for anti-money launderingactivities in the People's Republic of China; conducting studies on andestablishing anti-money laundering rules and policies for financialinstitutions; 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 judiciarydepartments in the investigation into money-laundering related criminal cases;ensuring proper security arrangement for the PBC system; and organizing armedprotection for the storage and transportation of gold, silver, bank notes andsecurities.