The famous British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has joined the Chinese social network Weibo.
Weibo is one of the most popular social networks in China, with around 230 million monthly active users, and is a micro-blogging platform similar to Twitter.
Prof. Hawking quickly amassed a horde of followers, with 2 million people deciding to follow his account within the first few hours alone.
His first post was written in both English and Chinese and expressed the scientist's interest in Chinese culture and his desire to share his work with a Chinese audience.Â
