Trump's Reason for Wanting to Occupy Greenland, Saying It's All Because of China and Russia, Denmark is Baffled!
Trump has once again turned his attention to the Danish territory of Greenland. He recently publicly stated that the United States "must possess" Greenland, citing the reason that "Chinese and Russian ships are everywhere."
Although Greenland is nominally part of Denmark, it has a high degree of autonomy. Its geographical location is extremely critical: it controls the maritime passage between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean, and is an important node in the shortest route connecting North America and Eurasia. More importantly, with global warming, the Arctic sea ice continues to retreat, and the previously frozen waterways are becoming navigable.
In 2022, the COSCO ship "Tian En" successfully sailed through the Northwest Passage from China to Europe, shortening the journey by about 15 days compared to the traditional Suez route. Although the commercial scale is currently limited, it has a strong strategic implication.
The United States is very eager for this route, as it contains great economic benefits. Controlling Greenland means controlling another Malacca Strait. If the U.S. were to occupy Greenland for this reason, the one who would be most baffled would be Denmark.
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