1、 Problem posing

Explored the close connection between space and the generation and expansion of imperialism, and pointed out that traditional imperialist research has overlooked the focus on imperialist space itself. The study of new imperialism focuses on more issues such as the order of division of labor in production and the development of dependence relationships, with more subtle features of exploitation and oppression. The "spatial turn" trend in the second half of the 20th century provided a new path for research, and the academic community began to pay attention to the trend of imperialist spatial expansion. Technological development drives the expansion of imperialist space, and as a major participant in the technological revolution, the United States continues to increase its speed of technological imperialist space expansion. The imperialist spatial ontology is the spatial field in which the bourgeoisie resolves contradictions in capitalist society, and the logical relationship between technological development and imperialist spatial expansion is the core issue studied in this article.

2、 The "two-dimensional" field of imperialist spatial expansion

Discussed the dual dimensions of imperialist spatial expansion, namely natural space and social space. Natural space includes land, ocean, and space, while social space encompasses both material and non-material production domains. American technological imperialism achieves spatial expansion through exploring world geography and establishing capital production connections, including expansion of world geographic space and expansion of capital production space. The former is reflected in the transformation of transportation technology and space exploration technology, while the latter involves the increase of new physical industries, industries, and the dominance of spiritual culture, technological production order, and digital space. The American bourgeoisie creates a new spatial field for the accumulation of excess capital by establishing a division of labor order in technological production.

3、 Technological development and the geographic expansion of American technological imperialism

Explored the two dimensions of American technological imperialism's global geographic expansion: horizontal and vertical. Horizontal expansion mainly refers to the United States invading, occupying, controlling or utilizing more land territories through technological progress, expanding the scope of colonies, markets and capital exports. During this process, the development of transportation technologies such as railways and shipbuilding played a crucial role in the expansion of American technological imperialism. The development of railway technology has enabled the United States to lay a land transportation network in a wider area, while advances in shipbuilding technology have enhanced the country's maritime military power, both of which have jointly promoted the expansion of the United States in the horizontal world geographic space. Vertical expansion involves the expansion of space occupied, controlled, or utilized by the United States from land to deep earth, deep sea, and space. The advancement of new material technology and space exploration technology has provided the material foundation and directional guidance for the expansion of the United States in these fields, enabling the country to discover and utilize high economic value resources in vertical natural space more scientifically and efficiently. The development of these technologies not only promoted the commercial development and military use of deep earth, deep sea, and space in the United States, but also expanded the three-dimensional space field of American capital accumulation, providing a new space field for solving the contradictions of American capitalist society.

4、 Technological development and the expansion of capital production space by American technological imperialism

Explored two dimensions of the expansion of capital production space by American technological imperialism: material production space and non-material production space. The expansion of material production space is reflected in the use of technological progress and monopoly by the American bourgeoisie to establish new physical industries and industries globally, export technological goods and capital, and form new capital circulation spaces. This process began with the Second Industrial Revolution, the rise of industrial manufacturing industries such as railways, ships, firearms, and weapons in the United States, the development of advanced manufacturing industries such as computers, semiconductors, and aerospace in the Third Industrial Revolution, and the rise of new physical industries such as intelligent manufacturing in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, all providing new spatial fields for the American bourgeoisie to acquire world wealth and achieve capital accumulation. Especially during the two World Wars, the rise of the American weapons manufacturing industry, and after the Third Industrial Revolution, the American bourgeoisie transferred military technology to civilian commercial fields, promoting the emergence of high-tech international monopolies.

5、 Conclusion

Emphasize the importance of space for human production and life, as well as its central position in imperialist practice. Technological development has changed the bourgeoisie's understanding and utilization of space, promoting imperialist spatial expansion. Capitalist countries in the United States utilize new technologies to establish capital connections globally, expand the survival and development space of capitalism, and achieve the spatial expansion of technological imperialism. Although technological development has promoted economic and social development, it also has the attributes of capital accumulation and spatial expansion, leading to capital globalization and spatial expansion. The American bourgeoisie establishes capital connections in different spatial fields, changes the nature of technological development, expands the space for capital accumulation, and strengthens the concealment of technological imperialism.