The signing of “cooperation paperwork”, in addition to talks on “the event of relations between China and Poland” and on “an in-depth alternate of views on issues of frequent concern” – these are, based on the Chinese language state tv CGTN, the results of Andrzej Duda’s go to to Beijing. The Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland mentioned that there are “two essential components” relating to the go to to China – commerce and safety.
Go to of the President of China to Poland – June 2016 / Marcin Obara / PAP
On Sunday night (when it’s 4 p.m. in Poland and 10 p.m. in Beijing), the Web portal and tv channel CGTN, owned by the Chinese language state tv CCTV, printed an article titled “What to anticipate from the Polish President’s state go to to China”.
As written within the textual content, “throughout the go to, Chinese language chief Xi Jinping will speak with Duda to stipulate the event of China-Poland relations, in-depth alternate of views (within the unique model: “in-depth alternate of views” – editor’s observe) on issues of frequent concern and can collectively take part within the signing ceremony of cooperation paperwork.
CGTN tv recalled that Xi Jinping met Andrzej Duda in 2016 throughout his go to to Poland, and that this yr marks the seventy fifth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic relations between China and Poland.
The station quotes former Polish President Bronisław Komorowski, with whom the CGTN journalist interviewed. “It’s price remembering that Poland was among the many first international locations to acknowledge the Folks’s Republic of China,” Komorowski mentioned, quoted by Chinese language tv.
“Since then, bilateral relations have continued to develop in direction of mutual advantages,” added the previous president.
CGTN wrote in an article regarding Duda’s go to that “for years, China was Poland’s second buying and selling accomplice, and Poland was China’s largest accomplice in central and japanese Europe.”
The tv emphasised that “prior to now 5 years” commerce between China and Poland has elevated by “over 10 p.c.”
CGTN additionally quoted a Sunday article printed by the Folks’s Each day newspaper (Chinese language “Renmin Ribao” – the each day of the Communist Social gathering of China printed since 1948). It quoted Solar Linjiang, ambassador of the Folks’s Republic of China in Warsaw.
Solar recalled that Poland was one of many first international locations to signal a global memorandum on “understanding China’s Belt and Street initiative.”
“The state go to of the Polish president sends a constructive sign that China and Poland are dedicated to attaining mutual advantages and win-win cooperation (within the unique: “win-win” – editor’s observe), and are working collectively on going through the challenges,” we learn on the web site of Chinese language state tv.
The Chancellery of the President introduced on social media that there are “two essential components” relating to Andrzej Duda’s go to to China.
The primary is commerce. “We’ll signal a number of essential agreements. We hope to open the Chinese language market to our merchandise, in addition to to Chinese language investments in Poland,” it was written on the X platform.
“The second element is the factor of safety, together with Russian aggression towards Ukraine. China has relations with Belarus, so I may even need to increase the problem of what’s occurring at our borders with the Chairman of the Folks’s Republic of China,” we learn on the profile of the Chancellery of the President on social media.
Andrzej Duda arrived in China on Saturday, and on Sunday he offered awards to individuals who contributed to the event of bilateral cooperation.
The principle a part of the conferences is scheduled for Monday, June 24. Right here is their program:
- time. 11:15 (that is Chinese language time, in Poland will probably be 5:15) – assembly of the President of Poland with the Prime Minister of China Li Qiang;
- time. 15:30 (9:30 am Polish time) – assembly with the chairman of the Standing Committee of the Nationwide Folks’s Congress, Zhao Leji;
- time. 16:30 (10:30 Polish time) – official welcoming ceremony of the President and the First Girl by the President of the Folks’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, and his spouse;
- time. 16:50 – plenary talks;
- time. 17:50 – ceremony of signing contracts and agreements within the presence of the President of Poland and the chief of China;
- time. 18:00 – participation of the President and the First Girl in an official dinner hosted by Xi Jinping;
- time. 19:45 (13:45 Polish time) – Andrzej Duda’s briefing for the Polish media.
On Sunday, on the Polish embassy in Beijing, President Andrzej Duda offered decorations to individuals who contributed to the event of cooperation between Poland and China.
In the course of the ceremony, Duda recalled that following taking on as president, he went to China on considered one of his first international visits.
I’ll always remember that we signed an settlement on Poland’s accession to the Belt and Street idea, and I established pleasant relations with President Xi Jinping, the president recalled. As he mentioned, the assembly resulted in Xi’s return to Poland. Later, the Polish president met the chairman of the Folks’s Republic of China on the event of the Olympic Video games in Beijing. I’m glad that we now have been constructing Polish-Chinese language relations calmly and persistently all these years, he mentioned.
The final yr of my presidency begins, in August 2025 I’ll full my mission. I really feel that the go to to China is a farewell go to, however on the identical time it has a symbolic that means. These relationships are essential to me and I would really like them to final. In order that they work out as greatest as doable within the financial and interpersonal spheres, in addition to bilateral and multilateral cooperation – emphasised the president.
Duda mentioned that Poland is a part of Central Europe and this location implies that the influences of various cultures – Western and Jap – meet in our nation.
As we speak, this implies many paths assembly in our nation. I’ve an inner perception that we must always use this steadiness between the East and the West and this assembly of paths for Poland, to construct our worldwide relations, mentioned the president.
As he added, “we must always implement a coverage of sensible steadiness that may lead to us benefiting from it.”
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