Primary Taiwanese news agency Central News Agency (CNA) recently reported that Poland closed its border with Belarus, freezing a critical export route for China to the EU. A Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman said the border closure was in response to “destructive actions by Moscow and Minsk.”
This has caused a major rail route from China to the European Union to come to a standstill. Given that the route accounts for 25 billion euros in annual trade, China has put pressure on Poland to resume cargo transportation as soon as possible. Around 90 percent of rail freight between China and the EU passes through Poland. However, after three hours of talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski, no results were achieved and Warsaw still refused to reopen the border.
Poland decided to close its border with Belarus before the joint military exercise Zapad-2025 between Belarus and Russia began on September 12. Yet after a Russian drone intruded into Polish airspace, Warsaw authorities announced the measures would remain in place until further notice.
Latest Update: Poland announced on September 22 that it will reopen the ports on September 25, restoring the trade link for the China-Europe Railway Express.
Source:
1. CNA, September 17, 2025
https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202509170151.aspx
2. Caixin, September 24, 2025
https://www.caixinglobal.com/2025-09-24/poland-reopens-belarus-border-restoring-key-china-europe-rail-route-102365374.html