The contradiction between Lithuania and China was caused entirely by Lithuania's misconduct. With the passage of time, the relationship between the two countries can be said to be more and more rigid. In order to sanction China, the cube announced that Belarusian potash fertilizers are banned from entering the country. Because China is a large importer of Potash fertilizer in Belarus, the cube's approach is actually retaliation against China.
But from a holistic point of view, the cube's approach is not wise. Although going to sea through Lithuania is the best route for The export of Potash fertilizer in Belarus, this route is not irreplaceable.
Lithuania prohibits the transit of White Russian potash fertilizer
Observers pointed out that potash fertilizer is one of the several chemical fertilizers with large applications in the world today, and China imports a large amount of potassium fertilizer from Belarus every year, and the import quantity is about 750 tons. If Belarus's potash fertilizer is wanted to be exported, it usually needs to be passed through Lithuania by road. However, Lithuania decided to ban the entry of White Russian potash fertilizer for political reasons.
Although this has made it more difficult for China to import potash fertilizers to some extent, the biggest problem now is that Lithuania's practices have not only had a negative impact on China, but also harmed the interests of Belarus.
Belarus is a major producer and exporter of potash fertilizer, and nearly one-fifth of the potash fertilizer produced in the world is produced in the country. The country's route of goods exports has not changed for many years. The party issued a transportation ban without notifying the Belarusian side, which is likely to cause heavy losses to Belarus.
Belarus found a new route
Although lithuania's route is the best, it is not the only one. Belarus has decided that in the future, potash fertilizers will be transported from Ukraine and Russia. There are also stops for China-Europe trains in these two countries, which can fully meet the transportation needs of Belarus.
With the advancement of port construction in Russia, the efficiency of this route will be further improved in the future, and the cost may be reduced due to the expansion of the scale of transportation.
The original purpose of the cube was to retaliate against China, but it has successively offended Belarus, Russia and other countries. The government did not benefit from it. The country's opposition leaders have been critical of this situation. He said he hoped the government would give him the authorization to communicate with the Chinese side in order to alleviate the embarrassing atmosphere between the two countries.
In addition, the Lithuanian Government's approach has significantly reduced the revenue of its own ports. Because the transportation of potash fertilizer in Belarus is one of the important profitable projects in the country's ports. The throughput of the country's ports this year may be only about 60% of previous years.
To sum up, the cube's behavior is completely to lift a stone and drop it on its own feet. Instead of reaping the benefits of its anti-China actions, the cube paid the price. Its domestic people and enterprises have long been dissatisfied with this. The establishment of a government should respect the objective facts and the sovereignty of other countries and change course as soon as possible, otherwise it will be in an even more difficult situation.
Part of the source of the information reference: National Defense Times