This is a list of banks incoporated in the [[People's Republic of China]]. The [[big four]] banks are marked with asterisks (*).

== Banks owned by the central government ==

* [[Agricultural Bank of China]] *

* [[Bank of China]] *

* [[Bank of Communications]]

* [[China CITIC Bank]]

* [[China Construction Bank]] *

* [[China Development Bank]]

* [[Hua Xia Bank]]

* [[Industrial and Commercial Bank of China]] *

== Banks owned by local governments ==

* [[Bohai Bank]]

* [[China Merchants Bank]]

* [[Industrial Bank (China)|China Industrial Bank]]

* [[Guangdong Development Bank]]

* [[Shanghai Pudong Development Bank]]

* [[Shenzhen Development Bank]]

== Privately owned banks ==

* [[Minsheng Bank|China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.]]

== Other banks ==

* [[SiliBank]]

== Approved foreign banks ==

The [[China Banking Regulatory Commission]] (CBRC), the banking regulator in mainland China, announced on [[24 December]] [[2006]] its approval for nine foreign-funded banks to start their preparatory work for setting up local corporations in mainland China.<ref>[http://www.cbrc.gov.cn/english/home/jsp/docView.jsp?docID=2928 CBRC]</ref><ref>[http://www.financialrealtime.com/stocks/top-stories/financial-news602246.html;jsessionid=A48C9B767F04A11284723F05E5F15234 Xinhua] [http://www.nbfet.gov.cn/dwmy/detail.phtml?newId=4563&big5=0 Xinhua]</ref><ref>[http://news.wenweipo.com/2006/12/26/IN0612260019.htm Wen Wei Po]</ref><ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2006-12/26/content_5531713.htm Xinhua]</ref><ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2006-12/24/content_5526578.htm Xinhua]</ref>

* [[ABN AMRO]] (Netherlands)

* [[Bank of East Asia]] (Hong Kong)

* [[Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ|Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd]] (Japan)

* [[Citibank]] (United States)

* [[DBS Bank]] (Singapore)

* [[Hang Seng Bank]] (Hong Kong)

* [[The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation]] (Hong Kong)

* [[Mizuho Corporate Bank]] (Japan)

* [[Standard Chartered Bank]] (United Kingdom)

== See also ==

* [[List of banks]]

* [[List of companies in the People's Republic of China]]

* [[People's Bank of China]] - the [[central bank]] of the People's Republic of China

== References ==

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[[Category: Banks of the People's Republic of China|*]]

[[Category: Lists of banks|China, People's Republic of]]