In the close network of global trade, China-European ferries have always played an important role as the "big artery" of land freight transport that connects China and Europe. However, the recent unilateral refusal of Poland to restore China-European ferries has hindered this critical trade channel, causing a significant impact on China-European trade.

But China responded quickly, proposing to strengthen Arctic navigation cooperation, demonstrating the wisdom and determination to respond actively to challenges and seek new development opportunities.

Not long ago, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Poland, and the two sides jointly issued documents after the talks, which clearly guaranteed the safety and smoothness of the China-Europe transportation route, and Poland also made corresponding commitments.

Disappointingly, the Polish Minister of Interior and Administration reiterated that all Polish-Belarusian border crossings closed since September 12 will "remain closed indefinitely". The reason given was the Russian-Belarusian "West-2025" joint military exercise and the subsequent drone cross-border incident, claiming that reopening would not be considered until "the safety of Polish citizens is fully guaranteed".

This decision puts the China-European line in trouble, about 300 rows of full-loaded electronics, automotive parts, photovoltaic components and other goods trains are stuck in Belarus, the overall cost of the supply chain has increased by more than 15%, the EU supply chain monitoring center is also an early warning, China-European trade volume of up to € 25 billion in land channel trade may be frozen.

Poland has complex considerations behind this move.On the one hand, Poland attempted to force China to pressure Russia on the Russian-Ukrainian issue by blocking the Central European border line, and during talks with Wang Yi, the Polish foreign minister had bound border security with the Central European border line.

On the other hand, Poland, as a NATO Eastern wing country, wants to use this to show a tough attitude toward Russia and Belarus, to consolidate its position within NATO, and to gain more military and political support.

But this approach is undoubtedly short-sighted, not only damages the good trade cooperation between China and Europe established over the years, but also loses Poland's own economic interests.Logistics enterprises in Poland, the transfer warehousing industry and so on are highly dependent on the China-European ranks, and ranks are severely affected by their business.

Faced with the dilemma of Poland's refusal to resume China-Europe trains, China quickly adjusted its strategy and actively explored new trade channels. On September 19th, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed his willingness to deepen international cooperation with Russia and other countries along the Arctic Ocean and other interested countries in the field of infrastructure construction and operation of Arctic waterways.

At the same time, Ningbo Port is also preparing for ship trials and plans to open a new route through the Northern Sea Route on September 20. This series of initiatives shows that China is striving to reduce its reliance on traditional China-European ferry routes and to open new routes for China-European trade through the development of Arctic routes.

The Arctic waterway is mainly composed of the Northeast Passage and the Northwest Passage, among which the Northeast Passage is closer to China and has higher development and utilization value. If you start from China's coastal ports to Europe via the Northeast Passage, compared with the traditional route via the Suez Canal, it can greatly shorten the sailing mileage of ships, which can not only reduce transportation costs, but also reduce dependence on traditional trade routes and reduce transportation risks.

For example, taking the Arctic Northeast Passage from Shanghai to Rotterdam can shorten the voyage by about 20% compared with the traditional channel. Moreover, with the global warming, the navigation conditions of the Arctic waterway have gradually improved, and its potential to become an important channel for international trade has become increasingly prominent.

Of course, the development of the Arctic navigation route also faces many challenges.The Arctic region has poor climatic conditions, and the cost of building andining infrastructure, such as the construction of ports adapted to the Arctic environment, the laying up of communications facilities, requires huge investments.

At the same time, the Arctic ecological environment is fragile, so we must attach great importance to environmental protection during the development process to avoid damage to the local ecosystem. However, these challenges cannot stop China from exploring new trade channels. China has always participated in Arctic affairs adhering to the principles of respect, cooperation, win-win and sustainability, and will join hands with relevant countries to deal with these difficulties in the future.

Poland¡¯s refusal to resume the Chinese-European line-up has brought short-term difficulties to China¡¯s trade, but it has also prompted China to accelerate the pace of exploring diversified logistics channels. China¡¯s initiative to strengthen cooperation in the Arctic is not only an effective response to current difficulties, but also a long-term layout of future changes in the international trade pattern.

In the tide of globalization, trade cooperation among countries should be mutually beneficial and win-win. I hope Poland can re-examine its own decision and return to the correct track of maintaining the smooth flow of China-Europe trains. At the same time, China will continue to play an active role in global trade and contribute to the prosperity and development of the world economy by continuously expanding new trade channels and cooperation areas.