Chinese presence in a Polish port triggers security fears

The Polish government is under pressure to designate the terminal as critical infrastructure.

A company based in Hong Kong controls a key part of Poland’s Gdynia port — raising national security concerns as it’s close to a dock used to unload U.S. and NATO military aid for Ukraine.

Polish authorities say they are keeping a watchful eye on the Gdynia Container Terminal (GCT), operated by Hutchison Port Holdings, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-headquartered CK Hutchison Holdings. The government is under pressure to designate the terminal as critical infrastructure.