ZHAO Minghao，The Technology-Security Complex and US Strategy Toward China，International Studies，No.5，2024，pp.59-78

In the context of US competitive strategy toward China, technology is at the core of theUS-China competition. American national security agencies have become more closelylinked with the technological community. High-tech enterprises, technology industryassociations, as well as think tanks focusing on the technological competition havebecome critical partners for the US national security agencies. They provide supportin defense innovation, intelligence analysis, strategic consulting and other aspects. Inaddition to the “economic hawks” and “ideological hawks,” the “technological hawks”are gaining more influence on the US strategy toward China. The “revolving door”between the national security elites and the technological community has becomemore salient, which facilitates the development of the technology-security complex.The US Department of State focuses on technology diplomacy and strengthens relatedmechanisms and capacity building, taking advantage of artificial intelligence and othertechnologies to empower US diplomacy and build up multi-dimensional technologyalliances; the US military sector accelerates the integration of emerging technologiesand military capabilities through the Defense Innovation Unit and other mechanisms;collaboration between the US intelligence community and societal forces such as high-tech firms and venture capital is also expanding. As a new variant of the military-industrial complex in the geo-technological era, the growing technology-securitycomplex has become a key pillar for US hegemony, and its impact on the US-Chinarelations deserves much attention.