Legal basis: According to People's Republic of China (PRC) Commercial Bank Law, Chinese commercial banks can engage in the following businesses: absorbing public deposits and issuing loans; Handling domestic and overseas settlement, bill discount and issuance of financial bonds; Acting as an agent to issue, honor and underwrite government bonds and buy and sell government bonds; Engage in interbank lending; Buying and selling, acting as an agent to buy and sell foreign exchange; Providing letter of credit services and guarantees; Agency payment and insurance agency business, etc. According to the regulations, commercial banks are not allowed to engage in securities business and non-bank financial business other than government bonds.