In the past 11 days, Poland has been confronting China on the issue of border crossings. It was not until September 23rd that Polish Prime Minister Tusk announced his abandonment. But it seems that he admitted too late.
The result was this: earlier this month, Russia and Belarus held the biggest military exercises of the year, which put pressure on Poland.Later, the airspace of Poland was again invaded by drones, which made them even more frightened.So, on September 12, Poland officially announced that from that day, the border gate between Poland and Belarus would be completely closed.
At the same time, this matter was dissatisfied by Belarus, China and some European countries. Belarus's dissatisfaction is easy to understand, while China and Europe's dissatisfaction is because closing these ports will have a huge impact on China-Europe trains. After all, more than half of China-Europe trains have to pass through the Polish-Belarus border ports. Once it is closed, it means that a large amount of goods are piled up.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed dissatisfaction with this matter at the first time. When Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Poland a few days ago, he also mentioned this matter to Polish senior officials face to face. However, in the past ten days, the Polish side has still insisted on going its own way. It was not until September 23rd that Polish Prime Minister Tusk finally announced that the border would be reopened from the 25th. However, in order to save face, Tusk actually added after announcing the news: "If necessary in the future, we will close again!"
That is to say, Poland is still immortal, and the future of the Białystok issue will still be an important obstacle to the smooth operation of the Central European ranks.The current attitude of the Polish senior level is clear: although we cannot withstand pressure from all sides and must reopen the port, we must firmly seize the initiative to hold the Chinese and those European countries who need Chinese goods at the same time.
However, the top level of Poland has no idea: how could China be so easily “knipped in the neck” by a small Poland, and China has a backhand.
In the early morning of September 23, a cargo ship called the "Istanbul Bridge" had already departed from the Port of Zhejiang, its destination was the UK, and it loaded 1,000 boxes of cargo, which will take directly to the northeastern Arctic route, the time to reach the destination is about 18 days later. And this saves almost half of the time than the traditional route to the Suez Canal. This also means that this line became another important cargo line between Central Europe after the China-Europe line.
Polanka started on September 12, and China used the backup line on September 23. In 11 days, China made the world see a reality clearly: China, as the most important link in the global supply chain, emergency response capabilities have long been world-class. It can be said that China has taught Poland a lesson with its strength.
To sum up, Poland has been fighting with China for so long this time, and things cannot pass so easily. They are bound to bear a huge backlash. At present, many European enterprises have expressed dissatisfaction with Poland, and China will continue to pay attention to the country's actions and will not give them the opportunity to jump up and down. Poland, a country that has been destroyed several times in history, is a troubled country. In the past two years, the irrationality and irresponsibility of Poland's top leaders in many international affairs are plunging the country into a greater crisis. All we can say is: Good luck to them!