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EgyptIn 1853, under the orders of U.S. President Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry (1794-1858) led four warships into Tokyo Bay to deliver an ultimatum to the Tokugawa shogun: Either end his two hundred years of isolationism and open trade with the United States, or he would suffer the consequences of his refusal. The arrival of these “black ships” (so called by the Japanese for the black soot their steam engines belched) was a critical moment.
Faced with this impressive display of technological prowess—one that showcased the industrial might of a British Empire that already dominated much of the world—the Shogunate reluctantly acceded to Matthew Perry’s demands. This led to the signing of Treaty of Kanagawa 1854A year later, the shogunate received its first steam battleship from the Dutch.
While the technology can pose a threat, it also powers critical infrastructure such as schools and hospitals.Egypt Especially in this century, everyone is inextricably linked to a vast array of technologies, including the energy grid, the internet, interconnected systems like mobile phones and computers, and now AI chatbots. [IA]As the Perry expedition demonstrated, technology is also the backbone of national military sovereignty.
The path to a new era of technocolonialism
With its technological superiority, the United States has become the world’s leading military power, with more than 750 bases in 80 countries, three times as many as all other countries combined. But the symbols of national sovereignty are rapidly evolving. If the United States’ financial sovereignty is backed by the status of the dollar, World Reserve Currencyremains intact, its economic sovereignty is increasingly being questioned by the rise of China.
In terms of purchasing power parity, China Already exceeded The United States will become the world’s largest economy in 2014. Approximately equal China is the largest trading partner, exceeding the United States and the European Union combined More than 120 countriesThe two superpowers are currently competing to control the design, development and production of key technologies such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, quantum computing and blockchain.
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