China's new leadership team to stay at seven

BEIJING – The next generation of leaders who will rule China for the next five years will be elected on Sunday, with President Xi Jinping expected to take the helm for a rare third term amid what he has described as a "new period of turbulence and change". The team will stay at seven men and not be expanded to nine. The Straits Times has counted seven markings on a stage at the Great Hall of the People where the new team will be introduced to members of the media around noon on Sunday. Like in 2017, Mr Xi will…