Nowadays, this is a society of power and money. In order to gain respect in this society, there are two shortcut besides your own personality charm. You either have power or have money. So who is on the world power list? What's China's ranking this year? Let's have a look.
1. China's president Xi Jinping
China is the most populous country in the world, and about 70% of its 1.3 billion people are in the golden working age between 15 and 64. China is also the largest creditor country of the United States. In the global financial crisis, the Chinese government implemented a large-scale economic stimulus plan, which made the Chinese people stand firm in the crisis. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games show the world a modern and harmonious society.
2. Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russia is rich in oil, gas and natural resources. The former KGB agent has more power than his predecessor, Medvedev. He is not afraid to use his power to influence the world.
3. US President trump
He leads the world's largest, most innovative and dynamic economy. He is the head of the world's only superpower. He is the commander-in-chief of the richest and most lethal army on the planet. His finger controls the nuclear arsenal with more than 5000 nuclear warheads. His Democratic Party controls the US Senate and the house of Representatives.
4. Angela Merkel, German Chancellor
Merkel is the first female chancellor in German history. She works hard, is calm and pragmatic, and has made remarkable achievements. She is known as the "Iron Lady" in German politics. On March 14, 2018, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was confirmed as chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany for the fourth time.
5. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos
On March 6, 2018, Forbes 2018 rich list was released, and Jeff & middot; Bezos ranked the richest for the first time with a fortune of 112 billion US dollars. In April 2018, he was honored as the most influential person in the world by time magazine in 2018.
6. Pope Francis
Francis is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. His real name is Jorge Mario bergoglio, a Jesuit, a former bishop of Buenos Aires, and also a pastor of the Oriental believers living in Argentina. At about 7:00 p.m. Vatican time on March 13, 2013 (at about 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 14, 2013), he was elected in the fifth ballot. He was the first Jesuit Pope and the first Latin American Pope.
7. Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft
William gates, chairman of Microsoft, October 28, 1955. He founded Microsoft with Paul & middot; Allen. He was the chief executive officer and chief software designer of Microsoft. He holds more than 8% of the company's common stock and is the largest individual shareholder of the company. From 1995 to 2007, Bill Gates ranked the world's richest man for 13 consecutive years in the Forbes Global billionaire list.
8. King of Saudi Arabia: Salman & middot; Ben & middot; Abdel Aziz & middot; Al Saud
The king of Saudi Arabia is the head of state of Saudi Arabia and the head of the Saudi family. In Saudi Arabia, the king is called "the master of state power", which shows that the king of Saudi Arabia has absolute power over the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
9. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
Narendra modi is now the Prime Minister of India. He is a firm leader of doers. His development path will make India prosperous and make it equal to China. In an article entitled "modi makes Gujarat on the road of high-speed development", financial times highly praised the development speed of Gujarat, saying that it is "the most popular investment place in India, with a sustained growth rate of double digits".
10. Google CEO Larry Page
If knowledge is power, then maybe information is power as well. Their net worth of $30.6 billion is enough to put them at the top of the Forbes fortune list.