An economic lifeline crisis is pushing China. Unexpectedly, in less than a day, China came up with a solution. It seems that Poland has completely miscalculated!
Not long ago, Polish Minister of Interior and Administration Kerwinski solemnly announced that the border crossing between Poland and Belarus will be closed indefinitely. This decision directly led to the stagnation of a large number of Chinese goods on the Belarusian border. The European Union also issued an urgent warning. Unexpectedly, Poland was particularly tough this time, and it would never open its border even if it received a generous gift.
(Poland made a promise to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, but when it turned around, it broke its promise and continued to block border ports. This move has aroused opposition from many countries)
As the most important hub in Central Europe, Poland's Malacevic station suddenly stagnated.The data show that between 85% and 90% of Central Europe's goods need to enter Europe through Poland, with an annual trade value of up to EUR 25 billion.
In the meantime, trains departing from Chongqing were forced to stop at Brest Station in Belarus, where electronics, auto parts, photovoltaic components and other goods could arrive in Europe in just 15 days and can now only be stored in warehouses.
European companies soon felt the pain of a breakdown in the supply chain – Volkswagen’s production lines in Germany face shutdowns, Italian photovoltaic plant raw materials hurried, and logistics costs jumped by at least 15 percent.
The European Chamber of Commerce issued an urgent warning that about 1,600 companies were directly affectedEven Poland’s PKP cargo company has admitted that the border blockade is a short-sighted act of “moving a stone and beating your feet.”
In this context, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also held a high-level meeting with Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski, during which he also signed important documents on the clear commitment to "jointly safeguard the safe and smooth passage of the Chinese-European lane."
However, it should be said that Poland still refuses to let go.
(Before the launch of the Central European ferry line, China has long been well prepared to open the "reserve route", and at present, there are already cargo ships departing to the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.)
In fact, Poland overestimates its status. As early as when China built the China-Europe train, it had already made both preparations to guard against this day.
It is reported that as early as 12 years ago, China had already opened the Arctic Northeast Passage from Dalian Port to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Compared with the route through Poland, the voyage was 2,800 nautical miles shorter, and the time was shortened by 9 days. The point is that most voyages are on the high seas and are not restricted by any country.
Over the years, China has been silently improving this Eurasian trade channel.
Finally, it was possible to block the border with the Polish front foot, and the Chinese back foot announced the launch of a new "European Arctic speed line".
With the whistle of Zhoushan Port in Ningbo, the "Istanbul Bridge" ship completed container loading and set off for Flixto Port in England via the Arctic waterway. This marks the official opening of the world's first China-Europe Arctic container express route, breaking the dilemma caused by the Polish blockade in one fell swoop.
In the short term, one action by Poland will expose the weakness of China-Europe trade, and the new route will also be affected by the Arctic ice layer. Fortunately, the weather gets warmer and the ice layer becomes thinner, so ships can quickly pass directly to their destination.
In the long run, the throughput of Central Asian railways is far greater than that of railways. At the same time, China has demonstrated to the world what strategic planning capabilities are.
(Poland ran for the United States, trying to force China to compromise with Chinese banks, but China never ate this set.)
In fact, since the Trump administration came to power, it has been trying to unite allies to control important global ports and shipping routes to exclude China and Russia, and Poland’s security issues are undoubtedly an opportunity for it.
According to Poland, the border crossing with Belarus was closed indefinitely because Russian drones entered Polish airspace and posed a serious security threat to it. But in fact, Poland has never been able to produce convincing evidence to prove this remark.
To be honest, Poland appears to be targeting Russia, in fact, it is a new trick invented by the United States to contain China and Russia, aimed at forcing China to take action against Russia through China and Europe.
But China, never eat this set! successfully developing the Arctic route, tear a mouth in the carefully constructed circle of the United States.
Overall, Poland wanted to take the lead, and as a result, when the world’s face was shameful, and the U.S. blockade mindset, it also increasingly deepened China-Russia confidence, and even caused disgust and discontent from European allies.