Wang will meet Sikorski in Helenów near Warsaw in the first visit to Poland by a Chinese foreign minister in six years, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
Wang is also expected to meet President Karol Nawrocki.
Diplomatic sources cited by the PAP news agency said Warsaw plans to raise a series of political differences with Beijing, chiefly China’s stance on Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and support provided to Moscow.
They estimate that about 80 percent of dual-use goods that can aid Russia originate in or pass through China, and note that Beijing indirectly backs the Kremlin by buying Russian oil.
Polish officials intend to make clear they do not accept China’s endorsement of Russia’s aims in Ukraine and will not overlook support for the aggressor, the sources said.
Beijing avoids describing the conflict as a war, preferring the phrase “Ukrainian crisis,” they added.
Tensions with Belarus will also be on the table.
Poland has shut border crossings with its neighbor in connection with the Zapad military exercises, while Polish airspace was repeatedly violated by drones during a Russian attack on Ukraine last week, with some arriving from Belarus, according to officials.
The closure of the rail crossing at Małaszewicze—an entry route for Chinese goods to Europe—is set to be discussed.
Officials estimate that traffic through that crossing represents roughly 12-13 percent of China’s rail exports to European markets. While that is only a small fraction of China’s global exports, Beijing seeks to expand rail shipments, which are faster and cheaper than sea routes.
Economic issues include implementing “regionalization” for Polish poultry and poultry meat exports to China.
Poland, Europe’s largest poultry producer, reached a regionalization understanding during then-President Andrzej Duda’s visit to China in June last year, intended to limit export restrictions to areas affected by bird flu rather than the whole country.
Warsaw expects current difficulties with implementation to be resolved and is also seeking Chinese market access for Polish beef.
China imposed an embargo on Polish poultry in January 2020, lifted it in June 2024, then reintroduced a ban on September 4, 2024, after another bird flu outbreak, prompting talks on regionalization, the PAP news agency reported.
Bird flu infections typically occur from autumn to spring, often linked to migratory birds. A country regains disease-free status three months after the last case.
Duda’s 2024 trip also brought the announcement of visa-free short-term travel for Poles and high-level political contacts.
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Source: PAP