Editing Science and technology in China (section)

==== Supercomputing ====
[[Supercomputing in China]] has expanded rapidly. [[Supercomputing]] affects the possibility to do cutting-edge research in many areas such as design of [[pharmaceuticals]], [[cryptanalysis]], [[natural resource]] exploration, [[climate model]]s, and [[military technology]]. As of 2017, China had 202 of the 500 most powerful [[supercomputer]]s in the world, far exceeding any other country (including the US which has 143), in addition to possessing the top 2 most powerful supercomputers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chinese supercomputer is the world's fastest — and without using US chips|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/20/11975356/chinese-supercomputer-worlds-fastes-taihulight|work=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=China dominates top supercomputers list|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41971380|work=BBC News|date=13 November 2017}}</ref> China is developing the capacity to manufacture the components domestically and plans to be the first to build an [[Exascale computing|exascale supercomputer]]. China may also be planning to create much more powerful large-scale distributed supercomputing by connecting its supercomputer centers together.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/|title=The Daily Beast|website=The Daily Beast}}</ref> [[Tianhe-I|Tianhe-1]] was for a period in 2010-2011 the world's fastest supercomputer.<ref name="Tianhe-I">{{citation
 | title = China's Defense University builds World Third fastest supercomputer
 | url = http://www.china-defense-mashup.com/?p=5180
 | publisher = china-defense-mashup.com
 | date = 29 October 2009}}</ref> In June 2013, [[Tianhe-2]], the successor to Tianhe-1, took the crown from its predecessor. In 2016, China's new supercomputer, [[Sunway TaihuLight]] became the world's most powerful supercomputer, significantly surpassing Tianhe-2's capabilities by three folds, while using Chinese-made chips. This signals China's success not only in the supercomputing industry, but also its domestic chip-making technology.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=China's New Supercomputer Puts the U.S. Even Farther Behind—Like, Way Behind|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/06/fastest-supercomputer-sunway-taihulight/|magazine=WIRED}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=China's Tianhe-2 Caps Top 10 Supercomputers|author=Davey Alba|author-link=Davey Alba|date=June 17, 2013|work=IEEE Spectrum|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/tianhe2-caps-top-10-supercomputers}}</ref>