China Urges Poland to Maintain Open Business Environment Amid Trade Tensions

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is urging Poland to uphold an open, transparent, and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies operating within the country. This appeal follows a period of escalating trade barriers between Beijing and Brussels. Chen Guoyou, special representative for the China–Central and Eastern European Countries (China–CEEC) platform at China's MSZ, emphasized Beijing's desire for market-based cooperation with Warsaw. "China is ready to further develop bilateral trade, import more high-quality, market-oriented Polish products with high added value potential, and encourage Chinese enterprises to invest in Poland in accordance with market principles and local laws and regulations," Chen stated in an interview with "Rz". He acknowledged Poland's concerns regarding the trade imbalance with China. Chen noted that increased imports from China support Poland's processing sector and enable Polish businesses to sell processed goods to third countries. However, the trade deficit between Poland and China has grown annually. In 2025 alone, Poland imported goods worth 232.4 billion PLN from China while exporting only 13.2 billion PLN, resulting in an unfavorable trade balance of 219.2 billion PLN for Poland. The economic relationship between China and the European Union is currently strained by reciprocal trade barriers. Beijing has implemented restrictions on critical raw materials like rare earth metals, impacting European electronics and defense industries. In response, Brussels has imposed countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles, citing unfair competition due to state subsidies. New import duties on parcels from China also took effect in July, which Brussels claims will level the playing field for European producers competing against subsidized Chinese firms. The China–CEEC platform was established in 2012 under China's MSZ to strengthen relations between China and Central and Eastern European countries in economic and other areas.

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We count on the Polish government to continue to provide Chinese companies with an open, transparent, and non-discriminatory business environment.