Congratulating computer engineers for the success of Tianhe-2, the world’s fastest supercomputer, Xi encouraged them to make further contributions and achievements in a bid to help build an innovative country.
In a statement Xi extended greetings to all the staff who took part in the development of Tianhe-2, which has a peak performance speed of 54,9 quadrillion operations per second.
He said that the success showed that China has gained a leading place in the world in this field, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
This is the second time China has made it to first place in the Top 500 list. Tianhe-2’s predecessor,Tianhe-1A, was the world’s fastest supercomputer from November 2010 to June 2011. — Xinhua/business-standard.com.



