Indian PM opens account on Chinese social media
印度总理莫迪开通中文微博账户
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his debut on the Chinese Twitter-like social media platform Weibo.
印度总理莫迪在类似推特的中国社交媒体平台微博上首次亮相。
In the very first entry, he wrote, in Chinese, "Hello China! I look forward to more interaction with my Chinese friends."
莫迪总理在其发出的第一条微博中用中文写道:“中国你好!我期待通过与中国朋友们互动。”
In a matter of hours, the account has generated ten thousand followers.
几小时内他的账户就有了1万名粉丝。
But many questioned its authenticity.
但许多人质疑这条微博的真实性。
The Indian Embassy in Beijing has come out to say that it indeed belongs to the Prime Minister, and he approved the debut message himself this morning.
印度驻北京大使馆已经证实它的确属于印度总理莫迪,而且今天早上他还亲自核实了这条消息。
Modi has been an avid social media user, and has more than 12 million followers on Twitter.
莫迪是一位狂热的社交媒体用户,他在推特上就拥有1200多万名粉丝。