2013 Newsmaker Roster Name list

English Name
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Chinese Name
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Descriptions
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English Name
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Chinese Name
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Descriptions
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1
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Xi Jinping
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習近平
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General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, President of the People's Republic of China
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14
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Jang Seong-taek
|
張成澤
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North Korean government official
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2
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Barack Obama
|
奧巴馬
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President of the United States
|
15
|
Hassan Rouhani
|
魯哈尼
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President of Iran
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3
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Shinzo Abe
|
安倍晉三
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Prime Minister of Japan
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16
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Xu Ming
|
徐明
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Chinese entrepreneur
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4
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Edward Snowden
|
斯諾登
|
American whistleblower
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17
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Wang Lijun
|
王立軍
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Former Vice-mayor and Police Chief of the megacity of Chongqing
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5
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Li Keqiang
|
李克強
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Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
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18
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Yingluck Shinawatra
|
英祿
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Prime Minister of Thailand
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6
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Bo Xilai
|
薄熙來
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Former Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing
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19
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Serena Williams
|
莎蓮娜
|
American tennis player
|
7
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Jeremy Lin
|
林書豪
|
American basketball player
|
20
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Bo Guagua
|
薄瓜瓜
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Son of former Politburo member Bo Xilai
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8
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Nelson Mandela
|
曼德拉
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Former President of South Africa
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21
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Ben Bernanke
|
伯南克
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American economist and the Chair of the Federal Reserve
|
9
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Kim Jong-un
|
金正恩
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Supreme Leader of North Korea
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22
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Chen Yongzhou
|
陳永洲
|
A Chinese reporter who got arrested
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10
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Gu Kailai
|
谷開來
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The second wife of former Politburo member Bo Xilai
|
23
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Peng Liyuan
|
彭麗媛
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The spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China
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11
|
Vladimir Putin
|
普京
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President of Russia
|
24
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Joseph Biden
|
拜登
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Vice President of the United States
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12
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Margaret Thatcher
|
戴卓爾
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Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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25
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Lawrence Summers
|
薩默斯
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Former Director of the National Economic Council
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13
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Mohamed Morsy
|
穆爾西
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President of Egypt
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