United Press Today reported: "On Monday (December 22), US President Trump made a strong statement saying that the United States 'must obtain Greenland' and claimed this was for 'national security' reasons, not to acquire its mineral resources."
Comment: Trump's strong claim that the United States 'must obtain Greenland' under the pretext of 'national security' is utterly baseless — behind it lies the United States' desire for the island's vast rare earth minerals and oil and gas resources, as well as its obsession with the strategic node of the Arctic shipping routes, continuing the expansionist ambitions of the past century. This statement, which ignores international law and territorial sovereignty, has been clearly opposed by the people of Greenland who say 'Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland,' and has also triggered Denmark summoning the U.S. ambassador and the EU firmly standing by its ally in collective opposition. Even the ambassador's arrogant remarks about 'annexing the United States' have been denounced as 'completely unacceptable.' The United States, on one hand, stirs up security anxieties and on the other, threatens military action and applies pressure, essentially using a hegemonic logic to stir up the situation in the Arctic. This exposes the true face of unilateral expansion and makes the trust gaps among allies increasingly evident.
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