A central government spokeswoman said on Wednesday that no matter how many weapons Taiwan's Lai Ching-te authorities buy, it will not alter the inevitable demise of "Taiwan secession".
Zhang Han, a spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks in response to a media query regarding a 14-billion-U.S.-dollar arms sale to Taiwan by the United States.
"There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is part of China, which is a historical and legal fact that no one can change or shake, and it is also a common consensus of the international community. China's firm opposition to the United States' sale of weapons to China's Taiwan region is consistent and clear. We urge the U.S. side to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques, and handle the Taiwan question with caution," Zhang said.
"No matter what fallacies Lai Ching-te spreads or how many weapons he purchases, it cannot change Taiwan's status as part of China, nor can it change the ironclad rule that Taiwan's future can only be decided by all the Chinese people, including the compatriots in Taiwan, nor can it change the inevitable demise of 'Taiwan secession'," she continued.
Weapons purchase can not change inevitable demise of 'Taiwan secession': spokeswoman
Chinese supercomputer LineShine has been officially declared the world's most powerful supercomputer on the global TOP500 list, marking China's return to the global supercomputing crown in nearly a decade.
The rankings were announced Tuesday at the ongoing International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) High Performance 2026 held in Hamburg, Germany, a major European conference and exhibition for the high-performance computing community.
Located at the National Supercomputing Center in south China's tech hub Shenzhen, LineShine outranked the U.S. system El Capitan as the world's most powerful supercomputer as measured by the High Performance Linpack (HPL) benchmark.
LineShine achieved 2.198 Exaflop/s on HPL, making it the first system on the TOP500 to exceed two exaflops of sustained double-precision performance, while El Capitan dropped to the second place with its performance at 1.809 Exaflop/s.
LineShine's crowning as the world's fastest supercomputer comes after the previous landmark Chinese supercomputer Sunway TaihuLight gained the title in 2017.
Running from Monday to Friday, this year's conference has gathered more than 3,400 participants, including scientists, engineers, technology providers, infrastructure specialists, and policymakers to discuss the latest developments in artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and supercomputing, according to a press release of the organizers.
The ISC 2026 exhibition has brought together 188 exhibitors from around the world, including Chinese technology companies such as Sugon, Huawei and Lenovo, according to the press release.
China's 'LineShine' declared world's fastest supercomputer at Hamburg conference
