ChinaInternet down

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CNN is reporting that the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), a state-run department, blamed a "malfunction in root servers" that blocked access to top-level domain names in China such as .com and .net.

Security analysts quoted by the official Xinhua news agency said this could have been the result of a cyber attack by hackers -- though this has not been proved, CNN said:

So what do you think of this massive Internet outage in China?

Could it happen here? Or is China more vulnerable because of its censoring firewall?

Tell us in the comments.