Chinese Windows 7 Basic Upgrade to Windows 8 English?

I recently broke my laptop on my first day of a year abroad in China and had to buy a replacement with Chinese user interface.  Now, I'm trying to understand the best way to get it in English.

I can at any time upgrade to English or change the language of the user interface, and a full upgrade would be too costly.

I don't think I can restart the HDD with Win7 English and activate with a key product of the laptop because there is no English version of the home edition basic and the license probably does not cover Premium.

My best current idea beyond paying for Windows two times when I just bought, is to reinstall with Windows 8 version premiere in English, which is not a language clash and then move at a great price to Windows 8 in 2 months.  The only problem is my Chinese product key will allow me to register for the upgrade of Win8?

There is no worries about saving the files or programs, the laptop is currently empty outside Chinese bloatware.

Thanks in advance.

I don't know, its Chinese Windows 8 possible distributions are Geo-blocked, which means that you can not activate it outside the country. In fact, Microsoft has developed a Windows 8 edition, just for China.

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