Differences Between HUAWEI CLOUD China and HUAWEI CLOUD International

HUAWEI CLOUD has two websites: HUAWEI CLOUD China and HUAWEI CLOUD International.

• HUAWEI CLOUD China is intended for customers in the Chinese mainland. For details about how to register a HUAWEI CLOUD China account, see Account Registration Process.
• HUAWEI CLOUD International is intended for global organizations and enterprises, and overseas branches of Chinese enterprises. For details about how to register a HUAWEI CLOUD International account, see Account Registration Process. Table 1 shows the differences between the two websites.

  Table 1 Differences between HUAWEI CLOUD China and HUAWEI CLOUD International

  Difference	HUAWEI CLOUD China	HUAWEI CLOUD International
  Account registration	Using a Chinese mainland mobile number.	Using an email address. NOTE: You need to bind a mobile number in the registered country or region when specifying the account information.
  Real-name authentication	Real-name authentication is required when you buy or use cloud services.	Real-name authentication is required only when you buy or use cloud services provisioned in the Chinese mainland.
  Default contract signing party	HUAWEI CLOUD	Huawei Services (Hong Kong) Co., Limited
  Requirement for transactions	The account has completed real-name authentication.	The account is bound with a credit card or has been granted a credit.
  Transaction model	Prepayment. You need to pay an upfront fee before you get started.	Post payment. You can use services in advance and repay your bills later.
  Transaction currency	Renminbi	US dollar
  Payment method	Balance payment and online payment. Balance payment: Top up your account through online payment or bank transfer before using the balance to pay bills. Online payment: WeChat, AliPay, individual online banking, enterprise online banking, and bank transfer are supported.	Online payment and bank transfer. Online payment supports only VISA and MasterCard cards issued in Hong Kong (China), Macao (China), Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and Nigeria.
  Transaction type	Pay-per-use and yearly/monthly	Pay-per-use and reserved instances