BBC (May 31)
“China is ramping up efforts to become the world’s supercomputing superpower,” the BBC asserts. By all accounts China is advancing towards the top with super speed. The latest global ranking includes 24 Chinese supercomputers. China has surpassed all other countries in Europe and Asia to take second place overall behind the U.S., which boasts 282 of the fastest 500 computers. Japan ranks 6th overall (behind the U.S., China, Germany, the UK and France, with Russia and Sweden trailing), but the fastest computer in Japan at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency only clocks in at number 22. The U.S. has 7 of the 10 fastest computers, with the others in China (#2 & #7) and Germany (#5). In 2002, Japan held the fastest supercomputer, but that record quickly fell.
“China is ramping up efforts to become the world’s supercomputing superpower,” the BBC asserts. By all accounts China is advancing towards the top with super speed. The latest global ranking includes 24 Chinese supercomputers. China has surpassed all other countries in Europe and Asia to take second place overall behind the U.S., which boasts 282 of the fastest 500 computers. Japan ranks 6th overall (behind the U.S., China, Germany, the UK and France, with Russia and Sweden trailing), but the fastest computer in Japan at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency only clocks in at number 22. The U.S. has 7 of the 10 fastest computers, with the others in China (#2 & #7) and Germany (#5). In 2002, Japan held the fastest supercomputer, but that record quickly fell.
Tags: China, Japan, Supercomputing
