The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs China comes to Poland. He is to talk to Radosław Sikorski
The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs came to Europe to visit three countries: Austria, Slovenia and Poland.
Wang Yi on Monday He will meet with Radosław Sikorski at the Representative Center of the Ministry of National Defense in Helenów near Warsaw. It will be the first visit of the head of Chinese diplomacy in Poland in six years.
The last event in Polish-Chinese contacts at the highest level was a visit in June 2024 of President Andrzej Duda in the Middle Kingdom. According to unofficial information, Wang Yi will also meet President Karol Nawrocki during a visit to Poland.
According to PAP diplomatic sources, during Sikorski's and Wang Yi conversation, a number of political matters that differ in Poland and China, above all attitude towards Russian aggression to Ukraine. The Polish side is to raise the issue of Chinese-Russian relations and support provided by Moscow by Beijing. It is estimated that about 80 percent Double applications, which can be used by Russia, comes from China or passes through China. In addition, Beijing indirectly supports the Kremlin by buying Russian oil.
PAP sources estimated that Polish-Chinese relations “are not easy, but they are not catastrophic.”
The Polish side is also to raise the topic of bad relations with Belarus. Poland closed border crossings with this country in connection with Russian-Belarusian exercises. At night from Tuesday to Wednesday, during the Russian Federation attack on Ukraine, the Polish airspace was repeatedly violated by drones, some of them came from Belarus.
It can be expected that during Sikorski and Wang Yi conversation, the issue of closing the border crossing in Małaszewicz will be raised, which is the Railway Trail of Chinese goods to Europe. PAP sources estimate that The value of goods exported by this transition is about 12-13 percent. Values of Chinese export by rail to European markets. However, as experts indicate, export through this transition is a few per mille exports of China. Despite this, the Chinese want to increase the transport of goods by rail, which is faster and cheaper than the sea road, which has also become more dangerous.
Conversations about Ukraine
PAP sources also emphasize that Poland does not agree with China's acceptance of the Russian goals in Ukraine And he will communicate to the Chinese that he will not close his eyes to support the aggressor. Beijing avoids talking about the war in Ukraine, instead he prefers the term “Ukrainian crisis”.
Sources of PAP also indicate that contacts with China serve to emphasize that “Ukrainianness is not folklore”, as Russian propaganda presents, only that Ukraine is a sovereign, independent state.
In talks with European countries, Beijing wants to pull them away from the United States, arguing that the administration of President Donald Trump is an unpredictable partner. At the same time, diplomatic sources emphasize that the fantasies are voices about the end of the Chinese-Russian alliance.
Poultry exports to China
Among the topics that the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Poland and China will discuss is the implementation of the decision on regionalization in relation to the sale of Polish poultry and poultry meat to China. Poland is the largest poultry producer in Europe. The decision on regionalization allows you to limit exports only to regions affected by bird flu, not to the whole country.
The agreement on this matter was achieved during the visit of President Andrzej Duda in China in June last year; The decision was to come into force at the end of last year. However, its implementation encountered difficulties that – as the Polish side expects – is to be solved now. Poland also wants a Chinese opening to beef from Poland.
China imposed an embargo on Polish poultry in January 2020, it was abolished in June 2024 in connection with the occurrence of another bonfire bonfire (HPAI) in August this year. China has again banned poultry imports, which is valid from September 4, 2024. Thus, talks were taken with the Chinese side regarding the introduction of regionalization.
HPAI virus infections are most common in the period from autumn to spring, which mainly coincides with the season of migration of wild birds, on which Poland lies. Breeding infection occurs through contact with the output of a sick individual. To maintain the status of a country free from this disease, three months must pass from the last illness.
During the visit of President Duda, it was also announced, among others China's abolition of short -term visas for Poles; There were also talks at the highest political level.
