Search Engines in China do not return Forbes Most Powerful Person President Xi

Chinese Presidnet Xi Jin Ping

中國國家主席習近平指示特區政府「動員一切可動員力量抗疫」 Source: Xinhua

Despite Putin topping every Forbes' list of the world’s most powerful people since 2013, the controversial leader has been relegated to second place after being pipped by China’s President Xi.


Forbes said the Chinese president had seized the 'top spot for the first time ever after China’s congress amended its constitution in March, broadening his influence and eliminating term limits


However, some media Chinese recently trying to search this piece of news using some of the most popular local search engines (e.g Baidu and Souhu) and surprisingly, they did not return any pertinent information.


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