China trade accord with Swiss bucks wider trend towards protectionism

ZURICH — When Chinese President Xi Jinping meets his Swiss counterpart, Guy Parmelin, on Friday, the two will be marking one of the most favorable trade deals Beijing has granted a European country, bucking a broader global shift towards protectionism. Mr. Xi and Mr. Parmelin are due to sign the upgraded trade accord in Beijing that gives Switzerland unusually free access to China and contrasts…