^The World's Most Powerful People 2018. Forbes. 2018-05-08 [2018-05-09]. (原始内容存档于2018-02-24) (英语). Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, seizes the top spot for the first time ever after China's congress amended its constitution in March, broadening his influence and eliminating term limits. He enjoys a cult of personality not seen since Chairman Mao.