Microsoft will start selling the Surface Pro tablet in China next week, the company said yesterday.

According to the company's Chinese e-store, the Surface Pro will go on sale April 2 at 9 p.m. local time.

The Chinese debut will be the tablet's first market expansion since its U.S. and Canadian launch on Feb. 9. Microsoft first announced the Surface Pro's availability on the Chinese-language Weibo social networking service Thursday.