China has overtaken the US for the first time to become the world leader in super computing, with a total of 167 supercomputers in the top 500 fastest supercomputers list. The US stands at a close second with 165 supercomputers. Incidentally, China had no supercomputers in the TOP 500 list in 2001.
China becomes world leader in supercomputers
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