Here’s a large post, from this very same page, discussing the very same thing:
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=36942.0
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And looking at it, you actually made the last post there. I’m confused, and I’ll shut up now.
Since China does not have a capital when one of its territories gets liberated by an ally who gets the territory’s IPC(s), China or the ally liberating power?
@LewisClark China gets IPC. Liberate = Return to China. So China gets IPC. China also never looses any IPCs stored, cause as you stated, No Capital.
@Seath thanks for your quick reply.