Damage to an undersea cable has cut millions of Chinese off from the internet, and the problem could take weeks to fix.

China Telecom has said that a major cable was cut at about 0800 local time (0000 GMT).



We are sparing no effort to redirect traffic through other channels

China Telecom spokeswoman Wang Yang

The company is trying to reroute internet traffic through satellites and other cables, but users who can access overseas sites are reporting slow connections. The cause of the damage is not yet known. Neighbours affected Taiwanese officials said users on the island were also unable to access international sites.



