Threats to Poland’s Economic Security in Connection with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (Chinese: Yi dai yi lu) in 2015–2023

Abstract

The article assesses the threats caused by the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
(BRI) for Poland’s economic security in 2015–2023. A literature review
on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was used, as well as an analysis of available
data, expert knowledge resulting from investment projects completed
in Poland under IPS, the author’s previous publications on this topic, and
the author’s professional experience in projects in one of the Chinese companies—
technology in the Central and Eastern European region. The article
aims to answer the question of whether the Chinese Belt and Road initiative
threatens Poland’s economic security. The added value of the article is the
analysis of the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on Poland’s economic
development as part of changes in the functioning of the European Union.
The author refers to Modliński’s theory of hegemonic cycles to answer the
question and also discusses the possibilities of alternative solutions to the
Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. The research gap is the issue of assessing
the threat to Poland’s economic security in connection with the implemented
BRI initiative.