Recently, the incident of the border checkpoints between Poland and Belarus being closed caused quite a stir. At this critical moment, Belarusian President Lukashenko made a solemn statement.

On September 22, Lukashenko met with Chinese representatives who came to visit Belarus. During the meeting with the Chinese representatives, he specifically mentioned the closure of the border checkpoints between Poland and Belarus.

Lukashenko frankly stated that Poland's act of closing the border checkpoints is an unfriendly political move against China. At the same time, he firmly told China: When needed, Belarus will always be reliable.

Let's first talk about the incident of Poland closing the border checkpoints. Recently, Poland suddenly closed the border checkpoints with Belarus, citing the start of the "West-2025" joint military exercises between Russia and Belarus as the reason.

However, this reason seems a bit forced, because even after the exercises ended, the checkpoints remained closed without any intention of opening them.

It is crucial for Sino-European trade, as it is a key node in the "Belt and Road" initiative. To enter the EU, most of the China-Europe freight trains have to pass through the Malaszewicze checkpoint in Poland.

Now that this checkpoint is closed, more than 300 trains loaded with electronic products, automotive parts, photovoltaic components, and other goods are stuck in Belarus.

At the same time, the EU Supply Chain Monitoring Center also issued a warning, clearly stating that due to this incident, some land routes between China and Europe may "shut down," and the trade volume involved in these routes reaches up to 25 billion euros.

The Belarusian side has pointed out that by closing the border checkpoints, Poland affects not only the neighboring two countries, but all countries that rely on this route to transport goods, including China and Kazakhstan in Asia.

Lukashenko also directly clarified that Poland's move was politically unfriendly, unrelated to economics, and aimed at the interests of a third country. The meaning of these words is obvious.

It should be noted that the United States has long wanted to pull China into the Ukraine-Russia conflict, and Poland, as the "spokesperson" of the US within the EU, may be trying to pressure China on behalf of the US.

Previously, the Polish Foreign Minister had directly hoped that China would "urge Russia to stop its actions." This time, by cutting off the border checkpoints, it is largely intended to use the right of passage for China-Europe freight trains as a "leverage" to pressure China to urge Russia.

In this situation, Lukashenko's statement is particularly valuable.

During his meeting with the Chinese representatives, he firmly stated that China can always rely on Belarus when needed, and emphasized that China has a most reliable and friendly friend in Belarus, which is at the center of Europe.

This is not just a simple formality. The deep friendship between China and Belarus is the best proof. Moreover, Belarus was one of the earliest countries to respond to and participate in the "Belt and Road" initiative, and the cooperation results between the two countries are abundant.

Among them, the "Stone" China-Belarus Industrial Park is a model case. It has gradually developed from a logistics hub into a high-tech industry cluster area, gathering modern manufacturing technologies, digital solutions, and innovative concepts, bringing substantial benefits to Belarus and injecting strong momentum into the economic cooperation between the two countries.

Of course, facing Poland's "trouble," China did not fall into a passive position. On one hand, actively communicating and cooperating with friendly countries such as Belarus to jointly tackle the difficulties.

On the other hand, China began to explore new trade routes.

One thing needs to be mentioned here: the "China-Europe Arctic Fast Route" officially opened on September 22, this route takes the Northeast Passage of the Arctic, passes through the Bering Strait, and directly reaches Europe, taking about 18 days one way, which shortens the traditional route by 22 days, and reduces carbon emissions by about 50%.

This not only provides Chinese enterprises with a new international logistics channel, but also to some extent reduces their reliance on transit through Poland.

In summary, in international relations, genuine feelings lead to lasting relationships. Playing small tricks and using cooperation as leverage will ultimately narrow your own path.

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