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LineShine, based at the National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen, China, became the world's fastest supercomputer according to the TOP500 list announced in June 2026. It achieved a remarkable performance of 2.198 exaflops, capable of performing more than two quintillion calculations per second. LineShine is the first CPU-only supercomputer to surpass the 2-exaflop milestone and the first Chinese system to top the global rankings since Sunway TaihuLight in 2017. Its achievement highlights China's growing capabilities in high-performance computing and the increasing global focus on technological advancement and digital sovereignty.