SAN FRANCISCO -- Mayor Libby Schaaf of Oakland city in Northern California on Friday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for escalating trade tensions with China that will eventually harm American jobs.

"The trade war serves no one, it is misguided, it is wrong, and it is harmful for both of our countries and the entire world," she said.

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OTTAWA -- The Chinese Embassy in Ottawa Friday urged Canada and the United States to release Meng Wanzhou, the wrongfully detained chief financial officer of Chinese technology company Huawei, without further delay and ensure her safe return to China.

"The Meng Wanzhou incident is not just a judicial case, but the U.S. using state power to work with its certain ally to suppress a private high-tech Chinese enterprise on unwarranted charges. This is a typical bullying behavior," a spokesperson for the embassy said.

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BIARRITZ, France -- If U.S. President Donald Trump uses tariffs for political reasons, it could be dangerous for the whole world, including the European Union (EU), Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, told reporters on Saturday.

EU will respond in kind if Trump slaps tariffs on French wine, said Tusk during a press conference prior to the G7 summit.

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian government chief spokesman Phay Siphan said that his country wishes to see the ongoing situation in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) return to normal, noting that the kingdom supports China in ending violence in HKSAR.

"We wish to see the normalcy return to Hong Kong so that the people will continue to enjoy their ways of life, and the Hong Kong's economy will continue to enjoy stronger growth," he said. Enditem

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