Insights | U.S. government's tariff policies create more problems for its own companies

(ECNS) -- China should not respond to the U.S. government tariffs because they will hurt more the U.S. economy, said Michele Geraci, an economist and former undersecretary of state at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development.

Geraci made the remarks in an exclusive interview with China News Network during the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025 held in Boao, South China's Hainan Province.

He stated that the tension caused by tariffs is not between East and West, but between western governments and western companies as the western governments create many problems for their own companies.

"When these companies want to do business with China, they find it difficult because their own governments create problems," Geraci noted. （Gong Hongyu Zhang Dongfang）