The next one is Greenland? The White House's latest statement has angered Denmark, demanding the US to stop making threats!
Venezuela currently seems just a starter, and the next might be Greenland. Trump recently openly stated, "We absolutely need Greenland," and claimed the island is "surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships." His core advisor Stephen Miller's wife even hinted, "Greenland will soon be the next."
These signals together have made Denmark uneasy. On January 4th, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen responded unusually strongly, clearly stating that the US has no right to annex Greenland and urging the US to immediately stop making "threatening statements" towards Denmark and its autonomous territory, Greenland.
Danish media exposed three Americans closely related to the White House suspected of engaging in "secret infiltration activities" in Greenland, attempting to push the local area to break away from Denmark and turn towards the US. Although these actions have not been officially confirmed, they are enough to trigger high alert from Denmark and Nordic countries. Norway, Finland, and Sweden subsequently collectively expressed support for Denmark's sovereignty stance, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, also emphasized that "Arctic security is a core interest of Europe."
Although Europe is an ally, the real driving force behind the US action is Greenland's irreplaceable strategic location and resource endowment: it controls the key passage between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean. With the accelerated melting of Arctic sea ice, up to 40% of shipping between Asia and Europe may take the "Arctic route" in the future, and Greenland is right at the throat of this route. In addition, the island has proven rare earth reserves of up to 28.2 million tons, as well as rich oil, natural gas, and zinc deposits—these are the "hard currency" that new energy and high-tech industries are competing for.
Against these actual interests, the US doesn't care whether you're an ally or not. Nor does it care whether your ally is angry or not.
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Original: toutiao.com/article/1853438110884875/
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