Technological supremacy is the notion of supremacy in the field of technology in either a regional or global

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such a ...

context, as well as in subfields, such as military-technological supremacy, including

air supremacy Aerial supremacy (also air superiority) is the degree to which a side in a conflict holds control of air power over opposing forces. There are levels of control of the air in aerial warfare. Control of the air is the aerial equivalent of comm ...

. The notion of one or more powers enjoying technological supremacy is ancient; the term 'technological supremacy' dates back to the 1950s. It is normally understood to be wielded by a superpower, such as the United States, originally in competition with the

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and now with China. Fields in which technological supremacy is being contested include

artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech r ...

;

wireless technology Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided medium for the transfer. The most ...

; and batteries, especially

lithium batteries Lithium battery may refer to: * Lithium metal battery, a non-rechargeable battery with lithium as an anode ** Rechargeable lithium metal battery, a rechargeable counterpart to the lithium metal battery * Lithium-ion battery, a rechargeable batte ...

. Specifically, China is developing its Little Giants program to rival Silicon Valley, its

Made in China 2025 Made in China 2025 ()Made in China 2025
. CSIS, June 1, 2015. (MIC25, MIC 2025, or ...

program, a new infrastructure program, its Xinchuang Plan for alternative innovation, its digital currency plan, and its

science park A science park (also called a "university research park", "technology park”, "technopark", “technopole", or a "science and technology park" (STP)) is defined as being a property-based development that accommodates and fosters the growt ...

s plan. The development and maintenance of technological supremacy is associated with the promotion of technological companies and, in the military field, the relation between technological companies and the military in a country's military-technological complex, including Chinese-style 'military-civil fusion'. The quest for technological supremacy is frequently depicted in science fiction, such as in ''

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''.

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