On January 12 local time, White House press secretary Levitt said at a press conference: "President Trump is willing to make Greenland a U.S. territory because he is concerned that Russia or China may occupy the island."

Levitt said: "He (Trump) believes that if the U.S. does not take this action, Greenland will eventually be controlled by China or Russia, and may even be maliciously taken over."

Levitt emphasized that this would not benefit the United States, Europe, or Greenland. Making Greenland part of the United States not only benefits the United States but also benefits Greenland.

Trump has repeatedly claimed that "there are Chinese and Russian ships along the coast of Greenland," threatening the security of the U.S. mainland, requiring the construction of a missile defense system. The White House argued that taking over is to "contain the expansion of China and Russia in the Arctic," and Vice President Vance even claimed that "Denmark has not fulfilled its responsibility to protect."

However, NATO intelligence shows that there have been no Chinese or Russian warships or submarines in the waters around Greenland in recent years, and the related statements are "completely untrue." The Norwegian foreign minister and the chairman of the Danish defense committee both refuted the U.S. fabrication of facts.

In fact, the real intention of the United States is to occupy this strategic location. Greenland controls the throat of the Arctic shipping route, shortening the maritime route between Asia and Europe by 40%, and it also houses the Thule missile early warning base;

The island has rare earth reserves accounting for 25% of the world's total, and oil reserves are estimated to exceed 5 billion barrels, with American companies long coveting development rights;

The U.S. seeking Greenland is not a new move, but has historical records. Since 1867, the U.S. has tried six times to purchase the island, and Trump's island-buying action in 2025 is just a resumption of a long-unfulfilled political plot.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1854172097574988/

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