Cross-border M & A had became a very important method of foreign direct investment for global multinational companies, and it is playing an increasingly important role to the growth of international production. Not only in developed countries but also in developing countries.For most of Chinese large-scale companies, Cross-border M&A had became a very attractive way to expend their business. Thus, Chinese cross-border M&A has developed rapidly. However, Different with the trend of global M&A market, the Chinese cross-border M&A prefer cash payment. Well then, How many payment forms are widely used in Chinese cross-border M&A? What are the determine factors of cash-payment preference in Chinese cross-border M&A? Does cash payment have the best operational performance in Chinese cross-border M&A? I will search answers for these three questions in this paper.In order to answer these three questions, first, I drew on the results of previous studies to classify the different available payment forms in Chinese cross-border M&A and detailed expound the characteristics and operate approaches of them. Then, Combined with my understanding of Chinese cross-border M&A, I summarized some possible factors which determined the preference in cash-payment for Chinese cross-border M&AAfter all of these done, I chose some important financial indexes as data in my empirical study to analyze the performance of different payment forms in applied of Chinese cross-border M&A. And tested if cash payment have the best operational performance in Chinese cross-border M&A.