While in Beijing, Deputy Minister Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski underlined the fundamental importance of political dialogue on different levels, including by heads of state and government. He hoped for this year’s successful high-level visit on the 10th anniversary of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Poland and China.

During the Strategic Dialogue, the interlocutors agreed that Polish–Chinese relations should reflect the geopolitical and economic realities. The deputy head of Polish diplomacy thanked the Chinese side for supporting Poland’s participation in the work of the G20. 

EU–China relations
The Strategic Dialogue also covered international issues such as Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, security situation in East Asia, and the EU–China relations.  Deputy Minister Bartoszewski stressed that the international community has been experiencing changes which call for joint action on fundamental matters such as the protection of the international law, insisting on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, and the inviolability of their borders.
He highlighted Poland’s support for China’s multidimensional dialogue within the framework of the EU–China strategic partnership.

Polish chapter in Harbin’s history
After the talks in Beijing, Deputy Minister Bartoszewski visited Harbin, a major city in north-eastern China with particularly close historical ties to Poland. The talks with the vice governor of the Heilongjiang province and deputy mayor of Harbin featured possible ways to commemorate Poles’ contribution to the development of the city. In fact, it was a Polish engineer, Adam Szydłowski, who decided to build the metropolis in place of a small Manchurian village in 1898 and became its first mayor.

Trade in agri-food products
Before the end of the deputy foreign minister’s visit to China, a document was signed setting out the rules for the export of Polish poultry meat to China. A related protocol was signed at the same time in Warsaw by Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Stefan Krajewski and China’s Ambassador to Poland Lu Shan, who acted on behalf of the head of General Administration of Customs of China (GACC).

This offers hope for an increase in and a better balance of bilateral trade in agri-food products. It also marks the culmination of two years of efforts by heads of state, relevant institutions, and diplomatic services.