j4: Sooner or later I will need to buy stuff for grandparents in China. Better set up the account well in advance, given the complexity. Much more stressful dealing with them when you need to buy stuff in a hurry.

I decided to keep both accounts because the “system” is not so flexible. (Aha.. On Paypal and Monster I also have two accounts for two countries.) When I buy from Singapore, I will use the SG account.

loginID or mobileNum can’t be used with password auth 🙁

SmsOtp login is less reliable because taobao system often fails to send it.

— alipay binding..

I don’t know which account is bound with my alipay account. However, when I login to taobao via alipay QR code, I entered the China account.

I guess any taobao account can bind to an alipay account… Can try binding my alipay to wife’s taobao account.

— hotline… I need an effective hotline. Vivo, routers, Starhub and many banks offer imperfect hotlines but usually better than nothing.

ChnM has arguably more customers than taobao and is able to offer effective hotline support!

— card binding

I hope to use my Chn onshore accounts, rather than my ccards.

— SG account | +65-9xxxx | gmail

• email/password tested 24 Sep 2023.
• recovery questions set

— Chn account | +86-我爱死你 | @mlp.com

• email/password tested 24 Sep 2023.
• recovery questions set