Legal basis: Article 2 of the General Rules for Loans in People's Republic of China (PRC) The lender mentioned in these General Rules refers to a Chinese-funded financial institution legally established in China to engage in loan business. The borrower mentioned in these General Rules refers to legal persons, other economic organizations, individual industrial and commercial households and natural persons who have obtained loans from Chinese-funded financial institutions engaged in loan business. The term "loan" as mentioned in these General Rules refers to the monetary funds provided by the lender to the borrower and repaid the principal and interest at the agreed interest rate and time limit. The loan currencies in these General Rules include RMB and foreign currency.