The scheduled meeting in Switzerland would be the first time U.S. and Chinese trade officials meet since Trump imposed ...

Shares have advanced in Asia after the U.S. and China said they are planning trade talks in Switzerland later this week.

China is counting on its 1.4 billion consumers to help cushion the blow from Donald Trump’s tariffs. But that strategy is running into a wall of uncertainty, with millions of factory jobs at risk.

Since the US president returned to the White House in January, his administration has imposed tariffs totalling 145 percent ...