Poland looking to bolster trade with China under BRI

Poland expects to bolster economic cooperation with China as bilateral trade is going in a positive direction under the framework of Belt and Road Initiative, an official said.

Sino-Polish trade grew by 13.3 percent to reach $33.47 billion in 2018. Polish exports to China amounted to $2.5 billion, up 8.7 percent while imports from China grew 13.7 percent to reach $30.97 billion, maintaining the country's position as Poland's second-largest source of imports following Germany, data from the statistics bureau of Poland showed.

Located in Central Europe, Poland borders seven countries including Germany, Russia and the Czech Republic, and is known as a portal linking European Union markets.