Before the Chinese side could speak, Lukashenko initiated the topic, clearly distancing himself and claiming to have a lot of confidential information, but it needed to be discussed in private with China.
Lukashenko
Recently, the President of Belarus, Lukashenko, met with high-level Chinese officials visiting. The issue of Poland closing the border between Poland and Belarus was inevitably mentioned. Previously, after Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Poland, Poland still closed the border with Belarus. This time, China did not bring up the issue first, but Lukashenko opened up the conversation.
Lukashenko frankly stated that Poland's move was not based on economic considerations, but rather a political measure against China, which is very unfriendly to China. However, he firmly believes that a major power like China can easily deal with this issue. Notably, Lukashenko repeatedly emphasized that this has nothing to do with Belarus.
As a reliable friend of China, Belarus is willing to help China solve this problem. In front of the Chinese side, Lukashenko openly stated that he has a lot of relevant evidence proving that this has nothing to do with Belarus, and that Poland is just a "courier," with a "big boss" behind. If China wants to know more, both sides can have a private meeting after the meeting.
Belarus-Poland border
Previously, Poland took tough measures, closing all border crossings between Poland and Belarus, taking advantage of the "West-2025" joint strategic military exercises between Russia and Belarus. This move attracted widespread attention. Although the military exercises ended on the 16th, Poland has not reopened the border crossings to this day.
This decision immediately cut off an important land transport route for Chinese goods entering the EU through Russia-Belarus-Poland. According to estimates by the European Railway Freight Association, currently 85%-90% of the China-Europe freight trains need to enter the EU through Poland. The interruption of this key channel caused many trains to be stranded in Belarus. For example, Malashевич, which is an important gateway into Europe, where nine out of ten China-Europe freight trains pass through to enter Europe.
China-Europe freight trains
At the same time, a statement from the Embassy of Belarus in China further exposed Poland's disguise. The statement pointed out that Poland has long adopted double standards on border issues, refusing to cooperate constructively with Belarus on immigration issues, but politicizing border control.
The decision by Poland to close the border has multiple complex considerations. On the surface, the reason is to respond to the "security threat" posed by the Russian-Belarusian joint military exercises, but in reality, it may be trying to put economic pressure on Russia and Belarus, who benefit from the China-Europe freight trains, forcing the two countries to stop increasing their military deployments in the Polish-Belarusian border area.
Chinese and Polish foreign ministers
Additionally, Poland may be trying to draw greater attention from the EU and NATO, thereby obtaining more military security and economic aid. At the same time, this "chokehold" operation is essentially an attempt to pressure China by disrupting the supply chain and undermining the competitiveness of Chinese companies in the European market. Lukashenko's statement is both political support and a strategic choice based on real interests.
When the China-Europe freight trains were stalled due to Poland's decision, Belarus seized the opportunity to consolidate its strategic position as a logistics hub between Europe and Asia. The closure of the Polish border may cause short-term supply chain chaos, but in the long run, it accelerates the diversification process of the China-Europe freight train transportation channels.
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