China Congress Gives Xi-Li Partnership Place to Unveil Plans

China is poised to complete a once-in-a-decade leadership handover in the next two weeks, as pressure rises on Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang to add specifics to pledges to rein in corruption and address income imbalances.

Xi will become president and Li premier at the end of the annual gathering of the National People’s Congress, China’s parliament, which begins March 5. They have vowed to make the financial system more market-based, get tough on graft and combat pollution.