SCMP Economy6/23/2026Tech1 min readChina
China Reclaims World’s Fastest Supercomputer Crown with LineShine
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China regains the world's fastest supercomputer title with LineShine, achieving 2.198 exaflops, surpassing the US's El Capitan, and notably, the first to exceed two exaflops using only CPUs.
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China last held the title in 2017 with Sunway TaihuLight.
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Built in Shenzhen, it regained the world’s fastest supercomputer crown for China since Sunway TaihuLight’s achievement in 2017...
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