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PROFILEXi JinpingPhoto by Krisztian Bocsi/BloombergFrom the Editor

• 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.

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#1Powerful People (2018)Personal StatsAge71ResidenceBeijing, ChinaCitizenshipChinaMarital StatusMarriedChildren1EducationBachelor of Arts/Science, Tsinghua University; Doctor of Jurisprudence, Tsinghua UniversityDid you knowIn 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.Related People & CompaniesHui Ka YanRelated by residence country: ChinaView ProfileMa HuatengRelated by residence country: ChinaView ProfileChinaCitizen of ChinaView ProfileJack MaRelated by residence country: ChinaView ProfileTsai Eng-mengRelated by residence country: ChinaView ProfileWang JianlinRelated by residence country: ChinaView ProfileSee MoreSee Less

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