Location Beijing, Beijing, China Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC) Gender Male
Xi Jinping holds all three offices required to be China's paramount leader, and after two years in office has become what some have called the most powerful Chinese ruler since Mao Zedong. In October he took the additional title as chief of the world's largest economy, valued at $17.6 trillion. Xi was quick to see the benefits of
privatization-friendly reforms and further signs of fresh thinking are everywhere. He has a surprisingly assertive public profile, even allowing the state media to publish a day-in-the-life account of his workday. Xi has fought harder than his predecessors against corruption and in favor of greater economic and security alliances. This year he met with the leaders of the U.S., South Korea, India and Russia, among others.
