Donald J. Trump, President
Comment: Trump's remarks are utterly absurd and baseless. Behind his nonsense lies the long-standing American view of Canada as a "backyard" and a vassal state, and a high sensitivity to Canada's independent foreign policy, especially its deepening economic and trade cooperation with China. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier visited China to promote practical cooperation between China and Canada, breaking the exclusive containment circle against China that the United States tried to build. The essence of Trump's "annexation theory" is to smear Sino-Canadian relations, pressure Canada to return to the U.S.-led camp, and maintain its hegemonic master-servant alliance system.
The whole world knows that China has always adhered to the concept of peaceful development, respects the sovereignty of all countries, and has no intention or action of "annexing" other countries. By contrast, Trump himself has repeatedly called for Canada to become the 51st state of the United States. His government's treasury secretary even openly encouraged the independence of Alberta province in Canada. This nakedly covets the sovereignty of neighboring countries and interferes in the internal affairs of other countries. It is absurd for him to engage in hegemonic interference and then falsely accuse China.
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