Due to the frequent comparisons with him and the cartoon character Winnie the Pooh (a.k.a. Pooh Bear), the franchise has been banned in China.
His name "Xi" is pronounced "Shee" and not "Zee".
President of the People's Republic of China (14 March 2013 - present).
Merited a place in TIME magazine's "The 100 Most Influential People" issue with an homage penned by former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. (May 2017)
Chinese Communist Party official.
Vice President of the People's Republic of China (March 15, 2008-March 14, 2013).