Dragão digital: a tríade tecnológica como pilar de poder chinês

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze how China's technological strategy contributes to its power projection and consolidation as an emerging hegemonic power. The guiding question of this study is: how does the technological triad favor China's consolidation as a dominant power? The research is based on the hypothesis that China's dominance over the sectors of critical minerals, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence strengthens its ability to shape global structures by controlling strategic production chains and defining international technological standards. The methodology adopted is qualitative, based on a bibliographic review of academic, journalistic, and official sources, complemented by data analysis on the production chains of the technological triad and a case study of the company Huawei. The theoretical a framework combines Power Transition Theory with Susan Strange's contributions on structural power, with emphasis on the structure of knowledge, along with the development of the original concept of the technological triad. The results indicate that China has been consolidating a position of advantage by taking control of critical stages in global chains, investing in autonomous innovation, and promoting its own technological standards. The analysis of the Huawei case reveals how national companies operate as strategic instruments of the State, expanding Chinese influence in key sectors of the economy and digital geopolitics. It is concluded that, by redefining the terms of international competition through technology, China is transforming the architecture of the global order, exercising a type of power that goes beyond military or economic might and operates by structurally shaping the rules that govern the international system.