BEIJING — Apple Inc. AAPL, +3.03% Chief Executive Tim Cook called on President Donald Trump to support free-trade policies as planned tariffs raise tensions between the U.S. and China.

“Countries that embrace openness, that embrace trade, that embrace diversity are the countries that do exceptionally,” Cook said during a panel discussion at an economic forum here Saturday, when asked what message he would like to bring home to Trump. “And the countries that don’t, don’t,” he added, he added, without mentioning the president by name.