Recently, China has launched the world's first Arctic container fast shipping route between China and Europe. The vessel "Istanbul Bridge" departed from Ningbo Zhoushan Port, sailing through the Northern Sea Route to Felixstowe Port in the UK. This vessel will take the Arctic Northeast Passage directly to Europe, with a single journey taking only 18 days. This is another record for the China-Europe fast shipping route, following the 26-day "China-Europe Fast Shipping" route to Wilhelmshaven, Germany, which was opened at the end of 2024.
After China launched this new China-Europe Arctic container fast shipping route, Poland responded quickly. On September 25, it announced the reopening of its border and the resumption of the China-Europe train passing through.
Previously, Poland had closed its border on September 12, citing the incident where drones entered its airspace during the Russia-Belarus joint military exercises, directly blocking the passage of the China-Europe train. This reckless action was not only a protest against the Russia-Belarus military exercises, but also had deeper political background, namely, aligning with the US and Europe, and undermining China-Europe trade. At the same time, it also suffered huge losses, as the transit fees from the China-Europe train were a significant income for Poland, and closing the border meant giving up this revenue.
Now Poland can't bear it anymore.
It's overestimating itself, trying to match the East power. It's good, let those kids in Europe see, and learn a lesson!
At the same time, it also warns us that a single transportation route is always risky. The timely opening of the Arctic route has been a setback for certain countries with ill intentions.
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