Poland announced it would reopen border crossings with Belarus on Sept. 25, after the European Union expressed concerns that the temporary closure blocked the flow of trade between China and Europe. The Polish government did not rule out further closures.
The China-Europe Railway Express, which is a vital logistics channel between China and the EU, will resume operations. Analysts said that the nearly two-week Polish border closure showed the vulnerabilities of this critical route and that it can’t be replaced by Beijing’s alternative routes in the short term.
The Polish government closed all road and rail crossings between Poland and Belarus on Sept. 12, citing security reasons as Russia and Belarus were conducting joint military exercises from Sept. 12 to 16 near the border with Poland and Lithuania. The exercises closely followed an unprecedented incursion of 21 Russian drones into Polish airspace on the night of Sept. 9–Sept. 10, during a large-scale Russian aerial attack on Ukraine….
Poland Reopens Border With Belarus, as China Struggles to Find Alternative Trade Routes to EU
