North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Beijing to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts
A second summit with the North Korean leader is scheduled to be held at the end of February.
The title names the person with the most influence, good or bad, on the year's events.
China's Yao Ming, who arrived in North Korea with a high-level delegation, congratulated women's players after a friendly match of mixed teams from both countries.
President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday by signing a document in which Trump pledged "security guarantees" to the North.
Dennis Rodman was very emotional in an interview, openly weeping as he talked about President Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un.