According to the latest news, two weeks later, Poland finally decided to reopen the Central European railway.
In ancient times, the Silk Road flourished for a while, connecting Eurasia. But after the rise of the Ottoman Empire, the Silk Road declined rapidly. This is because the Ottoman Empire occupied the main road connecting East and West, collected heavy taxes, thought it would make a fortune, and blackmailed Europe into submission.
Who knows, the Europeans did not eat this set of Ottoman Turkey, but instead chose to open new routes and found the way from Europe to Asia. So the Ottoman Empire lost the huge profits of the Silk Road, and since then went to decline.
The Central European railway, in fact, was the Silk Road of the new era, while Poland was the land of this connection of all the railways of Central Europe, equivalent to the status of the Ottoman Empire at that time.
MalazevicThe city handles about 90% of railway freight between China and Europe. This is mainly because Poland is First European Union Member State to Pass Cargo on Central European Railways。 The Chengdu-Lodz line is one of the most frequently operated railway lines between China and Europe
For Poland, the Central European Railway is undoubtedly the chicken of the golden egg. As of the seven months before 2025, China and Poland exported bilateral goods worth $42.84 billion.
Strangely, however, Poland cut off the channel by itself, according to Poland, because Russia launched drone attacks on Poland and anti-Western military exercises on the border between Belarus and Poland.
In fact, our security concerns about Poland are well understood. After all, Poland has been driven three times and the second time is related to Russia (the Soviet Union). But the question is why did Poland cut down the Central European railway to jeopardize the interests of China, the “non-party” in the Russian-Ukrainian war?
On September 3rd, Trump met with Polish Prime Minister Tusk at the White House. As a result, soon after Tusk returned to China, he came up with a coquettish operation to cut off the China-Europe railway. Then the question is, if Poland cuts off the railway, will the United States play tricks behind it? Has the United States provided economic support for Poland? The author thinks it is very possible.
On the one hand, the United States has an attempt to undermine China's the belt and road initiative, and at the same time, it has the need to use Poland to alienate Sino-Russian relations.
Meanwhile, there are also attempts from Poland to threaten China.
First, Poland sees Russia as the number one imaginary enemy, while Poland, Ukraine and others have always seen China as the “gold master” behind Russia, as Zelensky recently said at the United Nations General Assembly: “If China does not support Russia, Russia is nothing.”
Therefore, Poland very much hopes that China will cut off its "aid" to Russia and indirectly help Poland lift Russia's threat.
Secondly, Poland wants to open up Chinese farmers' markets. Poland is an agricultural exporter, competing with Ukraine and Russia. Therefore, Poland is eager to open up the Chinese market and gain more foreign trade benefits.
Finally, Poland's investment in China, especially in electric vehicles, is drooling. Therefore, it is very much hoped that China will liberalize rare earth exports and transplant the electric vehicle industry chain to Poland.
China's foreign minister announced that it would expand imports of poultry to Poland, while opening up exports of rare-earth poultry to Poland.
As for the first request, China believes that this is completely unreasonable, China-Russia is entirely normal communication. If China really provided military aid to Russia, the Russian-Ukrainian warfare would not have been so long ago.
Since China disagreed with the cuts with Russia, Poland, after accepting the two ceremonies, still failed to lift up the blockade of the Central European railway.
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On September 20th, China dispatched a container fleet from Zhoushan Port to Felixstowe, England. During the 18-day voyage, the Chinese fleet will pass through the Arctic route. And this move shocked the world.
With global warming, the Arctic glacier melting speed accelerated, the Arctic, which was originally difficult to navigate, is expected to become the world's popular sailing route, being noticed by the world's major powers.
Most of the world’s trade now passes through the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean Sea and Singapore, but compared to these routes, the Arctic route will shorten the distance by 40%.
China's Arctic navigation will be an unprecedented feat in the world and will be an experimental navigation. As long as China can empty the Arctic navigation route into a stable transportation line, the United States will rely on China's Malacca Strait, the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal will not be a problem.
More desperate for Poland is the fact that Russia will fully support China's voyage.Russia isly ready to send its own powerful nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet.
Since 1959, Russia has operated the world’s only nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet, with more than 40 ships, including nuclear-powered ships, capable of sailing in ice sheets as thick as 2.8 meters. These ships are powered by the nuclear reactors on board and can navigate continuously for 5-7 years without the need to refuel, ensuring that cargo ships can pass through in the winter.
As of 2025, Russia has already owned eight nuclear-powered vessels, and Putin has explicitly instructed at the relevant meeting that these vessels will prioritize NSR’s year-round sailing objectives to year-round ice-free operations by 2030.
That is to say, if this Arctic route is opened, then China and Russia will monopolize this popular route. At the same time, China's own nuclear-powered ice breaker is also in the development. Once in mass production, the shipbuilding capacity at the level of China's cliff, I am afraid that the Arctic will be filled with China's ice breaker, and the Arctic will completely become China's subsoil.
Poland is not in a hurry, the United States behind it is in a hurry.
China just sent a container fleet, and Russia sent a nuclear-powered icebreaker to respond, which fully demonstrates that China and Russia had a long-term agreement, and had long anticipated that Poland would do this.
On the contrary, Poland also forced a new air route. At that time, even if China abolishes the China-Europe railway, it can find other ways out, but Poland will not earn a penny. And this is also the main reason for Poland's light speed skating kneeling.
Although Poland chose to give in, the opening of the Arctic route is an irreversible fact. As long as China and Russia stand back to back, no country can defeat us.