China's New Slate of Top Leaders Stirs Concern Over Economy

Li Qiang, expected to become China's next premier, is seen as business friendly by some businesspeople, who voiced optimism about the impact he could have on the economy. SINGAPORE—The new slate of China's top leaders, packed with allies of Xi Jinping, has some economists fearing a further erosion of checks on the power of a Chinese leader who has overseen the biggest expansion of state control over the economy in decades. On Sunday, China unveiled the leaders who will sit on the country's most powerful decision-making body, the Politburo Standing Committee. All six men who took the stage with Xi…