By Sanxuan

After visiting China, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau has become more hardened toward the United States.

This week, Canada's Foreign Minister Anand officially announced that Canada will establish a new consulate in Greenland. At that time, the military will also send an Arctic patrol ship to attend.

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau

Anand explained that Canada is also a Nordic country and should work together with other Nordic countries to jointly develop and protect the security of the Arctic region. This is not only to strengthen cooperation among Nordic countries, but also to defend the international order.

Although it doesn't mention the US directly, every word refers to the US. Anand also said that the core of international law and the international order is only two words, "self-determination." The sovereignty of a country or region should be decided by its local people and government, not by other countries.

Although Trump repeatedly emphasized that he had reached an agreement on Greenland's sovereignty, it was merely a one-sided reconciliation between him and "big boy" Rutte, and Denmark did not agree. Instead, Denmark has strengthened its defense of Greenland, although the effect is limited.

In fact, both Denmark and Canada are just trying to show resistance to Trump, which cannot really change the balance of power between the two sides. To put it bluntly, if Trump really ordered a military attack on Greenland and Canada, the latter would have a hard time implementing a long-term effective resistance.

Everything has changed

From a practical interest perspective, Canada and Greenland are closely related. Perhaps everyone has noticed that in Trump's expansionist map, Greenland and Canada are the two most frequently mentioned targets, and they also share a common point, which is that they are vast and sparsely populated, with weak defense forces.

This perfectly fits Trudeau's new vision for the international order, that is, forming alliances based on common interests rather than international rules.

After the end of the Cold War, the world was still roughly divided into Eastern and Western blocs. Canada and Denmark are traditional Western allies of the United States. However, Trump's betrayal of allies has undermined the stability of the transatlantic alliance, and the old division of blocs is no longer suitable for the current international situation.

Therefore, Trudeau believes that outdated circles should be abandoned, and instead, alliances should be formed with countries that share common values and interests, such as strengthening cooperation with Greenland.

Prime Minister of Denmark and Canadian Prime Minister

This idea is not novel or high-level. Ultimately, it's about forming small circles, a narrow form of multilateralism, but it's enough to deal with Trump.

Upon learning that China and Canada have reached a series of cooperation agreements, Trump initially tried to maintain dignity, saying he does not oppose China and Canada's relations, as long as Trudeau is doing what's best for Canada.

But not long after, Trump's true colors showed up. He claimed that if Canada dared to sign a free trade agreement with China, he would impose a 100% tariff on Canada and first used the term "governor" to refer to Trudeau.

Trudeau didn't take the "governor" title seriously, but he took the tariff threat seriously. The reason is simple: Canada is about to discuss the renewal of the USMCA with the United States, and Trump chose this time to make threats, aiming to increase leverage in the negotiations.

Greenland

To this end, Trudeau explained to Trump that the agreement with China only applies to certain sectors affected by tariffs, not a comprehensive trade agreement. But he also emphasized that he would not retract his previous statement. He said what others were afraid to say, and this should not be used as a reason for extortion.

In summary, Trudeau's performance has been quite surprising. So far, the image of leading the "anti-American" movement has been established. Whether he can stick to it remains to be seen.



Original: toutiao.com/article/7599937300089078307/

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