FYI: https://status.linode.com/incidents/8hr00gyqtnjk "Users in China may experience increased congestion and latency for our Tokyo 1 and 2 data centers as there is a fault in the undersea cable that is the shortest route between Hong Kong, China, and Japan. The operators of the cable line are already working on repairs. Nov 23, 2016 - 15:48 UTC"