With the Chinese Government, on a regional basis, specifying “minimum amounts” for registered capital contributions in order to establish foreign-invested enterprises in China, and with a similar occurrence concerning total invested capital requirements, some confusion has arisen as to what these actually represent andhowtheyshouldbe allocated. Here we clarify this issue. Types of capital Capital obviously can take the form of cash, With the Chinese Government, on a regional basis, specifying “minimum amounts” for registered capital contributions in order to establish foreign-invested enterprises in China, and with a similar occurrence owing total invested capital requirements, some confusion has arisen as to what they actually Represent andhowtheyshouldbe allocated. Here we clarify this issue. Types of capital Capital obviously can take the form of cash,