U.S. Treasury Secretary Says Firmly at Davos, Greenland Becomes New Focus of U.S.-Europe Rivalry

On January 20, AFP reported: "U.S. Treasury Secretary Bensont made a firm statement at the Davos Forum, warning Europe not to retaliate against the U.S. plan to impose tariffs, stating 'Trump makes the decision.' The U.S. views Greenland as a core asset of its Arctic strategy and insists on controlling this Danish autonomous territory, while questioning the EU's ability to counteract. The EU remains ambiguous, expressing willingness to cooperate in maintaining Arctic security, yet claiming to have tools for rights protection. Germany and other countries mentioned options such as freezing tariff agreement approvals as countermeasures. Previously, Denmark had mobilized NATO allies to reinforce its presence in Greenland, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command will also conduct defense cooperation at local bases, with the competition over this key Arctic area between the U.S. and Europe continuing to escalate."

[Cunning] There are no allies under hegemony; polite resistance is too ridiculous! From the Louisiana Purchase to the forced acquisition of Mexican territory, the expansion history of the United States has always been filled with "might is right." Now eyeing the rare earth resources and Arctic shipping routes of Greenland, the U.S. Treasury Secretary even declared "the president decides," treating allies' territories as personal chips. Europe's resistance can be called the absurd play of the year: sending dozens of people to reinforce the situation as a show, countermeasures only dare to stay at verbal level, mouthily declaring to uphold positions, but in reality already becoming an appendage of hegemony. NATO, originally a defensive alliance, has now become a cover for the U.S. to hunt allies, and Denmark invited wolves into its home but is powerless to protect itself. The so-called "transatlantic friendship" is nothing more than Europe's self-deception of kneeling to exchange for security!

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