Names to watch as Xi prepares for leadership change

China’s top leadership team around President Xi Jinping is set to change this month at a twice-a-decade congress. Pictured here is the last such congress in 2017, with Xi at the center. Nicolas Asfouri | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China is poised to reshuffle the top officials surrounding President Xi Jinping at a highly anticipated congress meeting this month. The ruling Communist Party of China is expected to kick off its 20th National Congress — held once every five years — on Oct. 16. About a week later, the names of the new team are due to be…