By Sanxuan

After casually abducting Maduro, Trump is more determined than ever to annex Greenland, repeating his intention to annex Greenland almost every day.

Desperate to seize

In a meeting yesterday, Trump unsurprisingly mentioned Greenland again, saying that no matter what method he used, he would achieve his goal. Of course, the best way is to do it easily, but if it fails, he must use a difficult method. He also said that the US would take action regardless of whether the locals wanted it or not.

Based on Trump's previous statements and recent remarks by U.S. government officials, the method Trump favors most is to buy the island with money. This way, he doesn't have to break with his European allies or face criticism for violating international law, although he doesn't care about international law.

But when asked how much money he planned to spend buying Greenland, Trump said he hadn't considered the issue of funding yet.

This leaves many possibilities: either Trump has no intention of paying at all, as money in his view is only coming in, not going out; or it's too early to discuss specific amounts, and the immediate priority is to determine how to take over Greenland first; or the money will be paid by relevant American companies, not the federal government.

Claiming sovereignty

But one thing is certain: Trump wants to completely possess Greenland rather than just strengthening ties with it in some way.

He explained that if it were leased or in another form, there would always be limitations, preventing him from doing whatever he wanted. Only complete ownership could give him peace of mind, otherwise China and Russia might get there first, and he certainly didn't want to live as neighbors with them.

Trump said he had no intention of being enemies with Denmark, but whether Greenland truly belongs to Denmark was another matter. It couldn't be used as evidence that Greenland belonged to Denmark just because Danish ships arrived here 500 years ago. At that time, American ships probably also arrived, but Denmark took the initiative, so that couldn't be the basis for judgment.

However, both Denmark and Greenland have clearly rejected the option of selling the island. The matter itself is very complicated. The value of Greenland is hard to estimate. Besides its rich resources, its strategic value is high. If the price is too low, the seller won't be satisfied; if it's too high, the buyer won't be willing, especially when the buyer is Trump, who doesn't want to lose anything.

"Get out of America"

Some U.S. officials proposed directly giving money to Greenlanders, because the ownership of Greenland is decided by a referendum. As long as they bribe the locals, they can bypass Denmark and Europe and take over Greenland without bloodshed.

But Trump said that this step hasn't been reached yet, and the Greenlanders also don't want to sell the island in this way. Journalists conducted street interviews in Greenland, and the respondents all refused the proposal, even if each person received 300,000 Danish kroner (about RMB 326,000), they still didn't want to sell the island.

Another reason why the Greenlanders don't want to sell the island, apart from their feelings toward it, is that they don't want to get involved in great power games. Once Greenland belongs to the United States, it will undoubtedly become a frontline in the game between the United States and other major powers in the Arctic region, and there will be no more peaceful days ahead.

The private jet has arrived, so the person isn't far away

As for Europe, it is currently in the stage of soothing Trump while also sending strong messages. European leaders claim they don't believe the U.S. would really do it, but they are afraid of betting that Trump wouldn't betray Europe, and they vowed to defend Greenland.

Following the U.S. approach to Venezuela, there is still a lot to argue about regarding Greenland. In the coming period, there will be plenty of things to watch.



Original: toutiao.com/article/7593636558436909618/

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