Recently, the Polish president announced his visit to China in a high-profile manner, this is a "hardcore of the United States", why is he here?
In the past two years, Poland has been frightened because of its proximity to Ukraine, but this matter has nothing to do with our family. What really worries the Poles is another big thing.
On June 21, Huanqiu.com reported that the Chinese side officially announced that Polish President Andrzej Duda would pay an official state visit to China from June 22 to June 26.
It was a very official state visit, and it took five days, and the Poles clearly did their best.
Duda's visit was warmly welcomed by us, is there any story behind this?
Many people may not be clear, but we can talk about two things that can prove that Poland's relations with China are actually very good.
First of all, this is Duda's third visit to China during his tenure.
The second thing, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, in which many Western leaders did not attend, Duda visited China again and attended the opening ceremony.
At that time, Duda also hinted that although Poland is an ally of the United States, we have very good relations with China, and Poland hopes to establish the best possible relations with China.
One might ask, isn't Poland the hardcore of the United States?
Poland is a special country, as an Eastern European country, next to the former Soviet Union, Poland also joined the Warsaw Pact.
Later, the Soviet Union collapsed, next to Ukraine and Russia, and there was a black history of the Warsaw Pact, and Poland was also afraid, so it completely fell to the United States and NATO.
Later, NATO expanded eastward, and in March 1999, Poland officially joined NATO.
However, Poland has always had good relations with us. In fact, Eastern European countries are not very rich, so they are more realistic, even including Ukraine.
Poland was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with China, having joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as early as 2015, which is important to us due to its special geographical location.
Trade between the two countries is also developing rapidly, with bilateral trade in goods between China and Poland amounting to $42 billion in 2023, with China's exports to Poland amounting to $37.1 billion and imports amounting to $4.9 billion.
Poland is a big agricultural country, and a large number of agricultural products such as cheese and fruits and timber are exported to China.
In 2023, Poland's log exports to China reached 1,113,600 cubic meters, an increase of more than 100% compared to 2022.
Polish President Duda's high-profile visit to China is, on the whole, actually two things.
The first thing is to consolidate bilateral relations and trade, especially Poland's special position in the Belt and Road Initiative.
Poland's exports to China, although not too high, are critical.
More importantly, Poland is located in the key transportation hub of the "Belt and Road" between China and Europe, and Warsaw, the capital of Poland, is an important stop for China-Europe trains, and even the terminal of many trains, and Warsaw has also become a distribution center for Chinese goods.
For example, the China-Europe train from Guangzhou International Port to Warsaw departs from Guangzhou International Port every Wednesday and exits through Erenhot Port, with a total distance of about 11,200 kilometers and is expected to arrive in Warsaw in 16 days.
Therefore, the Belt and Road Initiative is a common aspiration of both China and Poland, and strengthening cooperation in this area is undoubtedly one of Poland's major interests.
The second thing, regarding the EU's tariffs on Chinese cars, Poland is also one of the more nervous countries.
A few days ago, our Ministry of Commerce announced the launch of an anti-dumping investigation on pork and pig by-products imported from the EU.
Although Poland is not the country that exports the most pork to China in the EU, in recent years, the amount of pork exported by Poland to China has increased year by year, and the momentum is very good.
In fact, including German Vice Chancellor Habeck, Italian Prime Minister Meloni, and Polish President Duda who came to China this time, European leaders have recently lined up to come to China, to a large extent, for this matter.
Many people are worried, will there be a trade war between China and Europe?
Of course, there are also people who want to find opportunities to strengthen cooperation with China, because one of the purposes of the EU's tariffs is to encourage Chinese automakers to build factories in Europe as soon as possible.
In addition, the EU has taken action against China, and those member states have taken the opportunity to come to the door to show goodwill, which is called a charcoal in the snow.
A few days ago, we saw some experts say that the cooperation with Europe, at present, the EU has a tendency to follow the United States, and our best strategy is to start with each member state and break through each one.
Therefore, sometimes it is really not a good acquaintance, but only after a fight is closer, and more European leaders are welcome to visit, which may also be an important opportunity for us to strengthen cooperation with European countries.
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