But decisive contests for world power are actually taking place in the realm of high technology, away from the media limelight.

但是，对世界强国间的竞争，起决定作用的实际上是高科技领域，而不是媒体关注的中心。

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"This so-called social media has transformed our democratic institutions in such a way that what takes place in the more traditional institutions of power -- congress, ministries, even the White House or the presidency and the cabinet in my country -- has become almost a sideshow, " Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, Iceland's president, said in an interview with CNN on Thursday at the PopTech conference here in coastal Maine.

CNN: John D. Sutter,