Chinese President Hu Jintao "is the most powerful in the world"

Chinese President Hu Jintao "is the most powerful in the world"
(Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao has "bypassed" Obama to become the most powerful in the world according to Forbes's rankings in 2010.

Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Chinese President Hu Jintao this year aged 67, was selected as the most powerful in the world because "as the supreme political leader of the country's most populous planet (over 1.3 billion people and accounting for one fifth of the world population). "



According to Forbes, he is also leader of the country is the world's largest armies (in terms of number of troops). China recently surpassed Japan, becoming the second largest economy in the world. China is also trying to overcome U.S. to become the largest economy in the world in the last 25 again.



Forbes said that China is the world's largest creditor, holding about $ 1.5 trillion is U.S. bonds.



Obama, 49, had been "ousted" from first place last year to second place. His Democratic Party suffered major defeat in the midterm elections in America. Obama has been losing support in the House and only holds a majority in the Senate needed.



"This is a downfall of most powerful people last year, after he applied the sweeping reforms in the two years in power. He will be very difficult to implement their agenda in the next two years, "said the magazine.



However, the first black President of the United States can still "cavalier" in his side is still the commander in chief of the army of the world's most powerful leader of the largest economies, the world's most dynamic world and still holds the unofficial title of "Leader of the Free World" - Forbes said.



On Tuesday the Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud, followed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (4), Pope XVI (5), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (6), British Prime Minister David Cameron (7) , chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke (8), chairman of the ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi of India (9) and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates (10).



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