The White House erupted in a fierce argument, with the Danish envoy leaving in anger, claiming that Chinese warships have not gone to Greenland!
On January 14, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt went to the White House for negotiations, but ended up with a bad experience. The U.S. had intended to use this opportunity to exert pressure, but it ended up turning into an unpleasant confrontation.
Witnesses said that Rasmussen left the White House angrily, and in a subsequent press conference, he clearly stated: "We failed to change the U.S. position. Obviously, the U.S. has a strong desire for Greenland, but this is not in Denmark's interest."
Rasmussen also said: "The claim that there are Chinese warships everywhere is not true," and he added, "According to Danish and NATO intelligence, there have been no Chinese warships near Greenland for about ten years."
The U.S. logic is that as global warming continues, the Arctic shipping route window is extended, and the value of resource development increases, so Chinese warships will inevitably take over Greenland. Moreover, compared to Russia having built dozens of military facilities in the Arctic, the U.S. presence in the Arctic outside of Greenland is relatively weak. Therefore, bringing Greenland under more direct control has become a necessary option.
But obviously, Denmark doesn't buy this. Dao Ge thinks that the differences between the U.S. and Denmark have little to do with China. The essence is how major powers define 'threats,' how small countries defend their sovereignty, and whether trust within NATO can withstand the test. As for allies or not, when a big disaster strikes, even couples might go their separate ways, let alone the U.S., which always puts interests first.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1854346070093835/
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