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Technological supremacy is the notion of supremacy in the field of technology in either a regional [1] or global international relations context, [2] as well as in subfields, such as military-technological supremacy, [3] including air supremacy. The notion of one or more powers enjoying technological supremacy is ancient; the term 'technological supremacy' dates back to the 1950s. [4] It is normally understood to be wielded by a superpower, such as the United States, originally in competition with the Soviet Union [4] [5] and now with China. [3] [6] [7] Fields in which technological supremacy is being contested include artificial intelligence; [8] wireless technology; [9] and batteries, especially lithium batteries. [10] [11]

Specifically, China is developing its Little Giants program to rival Silicon Valley, its Made in China 2025 program, a new infrastructure program, its Xinchuang Plan for alternative innovation, its digital currency plan, and its science parks plan. [12] 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, [13] including Chinese-style 'military-civil fusion'. [14]

The quest for technological supremacy is frequently depicted in science fiction, such as in Ready Player One . [15]

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