Historically, Poland had little contact with Asia. Except for the Middle East and a few individuals who ventured to the Asia-Pacific, few Poles reached Asian countries, leading to sparse and limited interactions. The absence of a colonial experience (itself a positive aspect per se) further restricted these contacts during the formative centuries (eighteenth, nineteenth, early twentieth) of Poland–Asia relations. After the Second World War, Poland partially embraced Third World countries in a phenomenon now described as ‘socialist postcolonialism’. However, this experience was largely forgotten after 1989, when Poland enthusiastically adopted liberal democracy and embraced the West. This resulted in over two decades of neglect towards Asia. Only recently, with Poland’s economic success and growing global socio-economic interdependence, has there been a noticeable engagement of Asia in Poland.