Germany 'stagnating' in cultural struggle with Russia, China

DW,
12 July 2017, Germany

Russia and China are miles ahead of Europe when it comes to investing in social media campaigns and founding cultural institutes, a new study has found. Germany, in particular, has some catching up to do.

Moscow and Beijing are piling money into the foreign media operations and concentrating in particular on social media campaigns, according to a new German study.

The study, which carries the title "German foreign cultural and educational policy in comparative perspective," was presented in Berlin on Tuesday by the Hertie School of Governance, who were commissioned by the German Foreign Ministry.

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