Bank of China

E766389

commercial bank public company state-owned bank

Bank of China is one of China’s largest and oldest state-owned commercial banks, providing a wide range of financial services domestically and internationally.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bank of China canonical	7
Bank of China Group	2
Bank of China Limited	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8906368 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bank of China
Context triple: [Bank of China Building (Shanghai), occupant, Bank of China]

A. China Merchants Bank
China Merchants Bank is one of China’s leading commercial banks, known for its nationwide retail and corporate banking services and its headquarters in Shenzhen.
B. People's Bank of China
The People's Bank of China is the central bank of the People's Republic of China, responsible for formulating and implementing monetary policy, regulating financial institutions, and managing the country's currency and foreign exchange reserves.
C. China Development Bank
China Development Bank is a major Chinese state-owned policy bank that provides large-scale financing for domestic development and international infrastructure projects, including those under the Belt and Road Initiative.
D. Ping An Bank
Ping An Bank is a major Chinese commercial bank affiliated with the Ping An Insurance Group, offering a wide range of retail and corporate banking services.
E. Beihai Bank
Beihai Bank was an early Chinese financial institution that functioned as a precursor to the modern central banking system later formalized by the People's Bank of China.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bank of China
Target entity description: Bank of China is one of China’s largest and oldest state-owned commercial banks, providing a wide range of financial services domestically and internationally.

A. China Merchants Bank
China Merchants Bank is one of China’s leading commercial banks, known for its nationwide retail and corporate banking services and its headquarters in Shenzhen.
B. People's Bank of China
The People's Bank of China is the central bank of the People's Republic of China, responsible for formulating and implementing monetary policy, regulating financial institutions, and managing the country's currency and foreign exchange reserves.
C. China Development Bank
China Development Bank is a major Chinese state-owned policy bank that provides large-scale financing for domestic development and international infrastructure projects, including those under the Belt and Road Initiative.
D. Ping An Bank
Ping An Bank is a major Chinese commercial bank affiliated with the Ping An Insurance Group, offering a wide range of retail and corporate banking services.
E. Beihai Bank
Beihai Bank was an early Chinese financial institution that functioned as a precursor to the modern central banking system later formalized by the People's Bank of China.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commercial bank ⓘ public company ⓘ state-owned bank ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
currencyServices	foreign currencies ⓘ renminbi NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Government of the Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingDate	1912 ⓘ
foundingLocation	Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	Articles of Association of Bank of China Limited ⓘ
hasOfficeIn	Dubai NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubsidiary	BOC Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ BOC International NERFINISHED ⓘ Bank of China (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bank of China (Hong Kong) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bank of China (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bank of China (UK) Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ Bank of China Group Insurance NERFINISHED ⓘ Bank of China Group Investment NERFINISHED ⓘ Bank of China Group Life Assurance NERFINISHED ⓘ Bank of China Group Trustee NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Beijing ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ
industry	banking ⓘ financial services ⓘ
ISIN	CNE1000001Z5 ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ
legalForm	state-owned enterprise ⓘ
logoDescription	red circular emblem with stylized ancient Chinese coin and the letters BOC ⓘ
memberOf	Big Four state-owned commercial banks of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Global Systemically Important Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeName	中国银行 NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the largest state-owned commercial banks in China ⓘ being one of the oldest banks in China ⓘ extensive international operations ⓘ
owner	Central Huijin Investment NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization	Central Huijin Investment NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulator	China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	RMB clearing bank in multiple offshore markets ⓘ
sector	Chinese banking sector ⓘ
service	asset management ⓘ corporate banking ⓘ credit cards ⓘ foreign exchange services ⓘ insurance ⓘ investment banking ⓘ personal banking ⓘ trade finance ⓘ treasury services ⓘ wealth management ⓘ
shortName	BOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
stockExchange	Hong Kong Stock Exchange NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai Stock Exchange NERFINISHED ⓘ
tradedAs	SEHK:3988 NERFINISHED ⓘ SSE:601988 ⓘ
website	https://www.boc.cn ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bank of China Building → occupant → Bank of China ⓘ

subject surface form: Bank of China Building (Shanghai)

Bank of China Building → ownedBy → Bank of China ⓘ

subject surface form: Bank of China Building (Shanghai)

BOCHK → parentOrganization → Bank of China ⓘ

BOCHK → isPartOf → Bank of China ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bank of China Group

BOCHK → hasMajorShareholder → Bank of China ⓘ

HK2388 → isSubsidiaryOfIssuer → Bank of China ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bank of China Limited

Bank of China Group Investment Limited → parentOrganization → Bank of China ⓘ

Bank of China Group Investment Limited → ownsBy → Bank of China ⓘ

Bank of China Group Investment Limited → isSubsidiaryOf → Bank of China ⓘ

Bank of China Group Investment Limited → partOf → Bank of China ⓘ