Central Bank: Establishing a normalization mechanism for combatting and managing money laundering and illegal crimes, further enhancing anti-money laundering monitoring and analysis capabilities.

The People's Bank of China held a meeting on January 22, 2026 to discuss anti-money laundering work in 2026. The meeting emphasized the importance of fully understanding the new situation and new requirements facing the anti-money laundering work in 2026, and to earnestly carry out the key tasks of anti-money laundering in the current period and in the future. Firstly, it is necessary to continue to promote strict party governance in the anti-money laundering line, and adhere to high-level party building in leading business work. Secondly, efforts should be made to carry out the fifth round of international anti-money laundering assessments, and promote the high-quality development of China's anti-money laundering work. Thirdly, it is important to orderly promote the implementation of the newly revised "Anti-Money Laundering Law of the People's Republic of China" and related systems, and further enhance the role of the inter-departmental joint meeting mechanism for anti-money laundering work. Fourthly, it is essential to effectively enhance the anti-money laundering supervision capabilities of financial institutions and certain non-financial institutions, and continuously improve the quality of information management for beneficiaries. Fifthly, it is necessary to establish a regular mechanism for cracking down on and combating money laundering and illegal activities, and further enhance the ability of anti-money laundering monitoring and analysis.