China Blocks BBC's Website Across The Country?

BBC Global News director Peter Horrocks has condemned the act he considered as a "deliberate censorship", adding that the BBC was complaining to the China authorities.

Other major news websites are still functioning as expected, as the reason for the blackout remained unclear.

The last time that BBC ever experience such blackout was during the Beijing Olympics in 2008,.

According to Mr Horrocks"The BBC provides impartial, trusted news to millions of people around the world, and attempts to censor our news services show just how important it is to get our accurate information to them."

The last time the BBC's English-language website was disrupted was during the corporation's coverage of activist Chen Guangcheng's escape from house arrest in April 2012.