世界首次500强断崖差距：日本149家，美国151家，中国3家，现在呢

Group 1 - The "Fortune Global 500" list serves as a benchmark for measuring a country's economic strength and corporate competitiveness, highlighting the significant changes over the past 30 years, particularly the rise of Chinese companies [1][3] - In 1995, the first global "Fortune Global 500" list was published, showcasing the dominance of American and Japanese companies, with the U.S. having 151 companies and Japan 149, while China had only 3 [3][5] - The economic landscape has shifted dramatically, with China surpassing Japan in 2011 and the U.S. in 2019 in terms of the number of companies on the list, reflecting China's rapid economic growth and transformation [7][9] Group 2 - The initial poor performance of Chinese companies in the 1995 list was attributed to the country's late economic start, immature industrial structure, and lack of internationally competitive large enterprises [5] - Japan's economic bubble began to burst, leading to a decline in its number of companies on the list, while the U.S. has seen a reduction in the number of companies compared to two decades ago, despite a recent increase to 139 [7][9] - Chinese companies now exhibit diversification across various sectors, with state-owned enterprises advancing in energy and telecommunications, while private firms like Alibaba, Tencent, and Huawei emerge as global competitors [7][9]