#1 Xi Jinping: General Secretary, Communist Party, China

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#1 Xi Jinping

General Secretary, Communist Party, China

 The leader of the world's most populated country and second largest
economy (GDP), Xi Jinping holds a firm grasp on China's only political
party.
 In March, China's parliament amended its constitution, broadening
Xi's power and scrapping term limits.
 After ascending to the presidency in 2012, Xi was quick to see the
benefits of privatization-friendly reform.
 He is widely credited with the slogan Chinese Dream - a set of personal
and national ideals for the advancement of Chinese society.
 He has a surprisingly assertive public profile, even allowing the state
media to publish a day-in-the-life account of his workday.
ON FORBES LISTS
#1
Powerful People 2018
STATS
AGE65
RESIDENCEBeijing, China
CITIZENSHIPChina
MARITAL STATUSMarried
CHILDREN1
EDUCATIONBachelor of Arts/Science, Tsinghua University; Doctor of Jurisprudence,
Tsinghua University
DID YOU KNOW
In 2016 Xi Jinping was elevated to a Communist Party "core" leader in 2016, an honor
previously bestowed upon Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.
Son of Xi Zhongxun, a deputy prime minister, Jinping is considered a "princeling" -
descendant of prominent Communist Party officials.

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