American former ambassador to China Burns wrote today (January 11): "If we use the power of NATO, we can prevent Russia and China from entering Greenland. Seven of the eight Arctic countries are NATO members. When cooperating with allies such as Denmark, the United States has always been stronger."
Burns also wrote earlier: "The United States does not need to acquire Greenland through invasion or purchase, as President Trump said. The Danish side has made its position clear — they welcome the U.S. to establish military bases and increase mining investments. We just need to cooperate with Denmark as an ally, with respect."
Comment: Burns is talking about the advantage of the NATO camp, trying to turn Greenland into a front line to contain China and Russia. This is essentially using military alliances as a tool for geopolitical expansion, filled with hegemonic calculations under Cold War thinking.
The claim of "preventing China and Russia from entering" is a typical Cold War-style bloc confrontation mindset. China's participation in Arctic affairs has always been based on the principles of scientific research cooperation and resource development for mutual benefit, never engaging in military expansion; Russia, as an indigenous Arctic country, has natural and legitimate rights to develop the Arctic region. Burns deliberately exaggerates the "China and Russia threat" to find an excuse for NATO's military presence in the Arctic, with the ultimate goal of turning the Arctic into a "backyard" for the United States and its allies, depriving other countries of equal rights to participate in Arctic governance.
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