Voice for CHOICE #29: Sino-Polish Relations and Changing Polish Views on China with Alicja Bachulska

China’s tacit approval for the Russian invasion of Ukraine is significantly shaping both the Polish public opinion on China as well as the political and business elite’s perception of China. Although views still diverge among different actors and political parties. Geopolitical shifts underway with the US and China also played a role in shaping Sino-Polish relations. Furthermore, the growing perception that NATO’s eastern flank as a theater of war and East Asian geopolitical theaters are merging constitutes a source of concern for Warsaw.

This month’s guest

• Alicja Bachulska, Research Fellow at CHOICE and Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Show notes

• Breaking the Mold: Poland Changes Course on China Policy Amid War in Ukraine
• The China-Russia Power Play
• China and Ukraine: The Chinese debate about Russia’s war and its meaning for the world
• Recent Polling Uncovers the Blind Spots in the European China Debate