U.S. officials: Europe is terrified and will bow down!
Yesterday, a confidential U.S. State Department cable revealed that Europe has deep fears toward the United States over the Greenland issue. Many European countries once loudly deployed troops to Greenland to demonstrate unity, while Finland only sent two people, and its foreign minister even begged the U.S. not to "divorce" and called the military exercises an "misunderstanding," worrying about U.S. tariff threats. After Trump issued threats, he reached a framework agreement with NATO, allowing the U.S. to gain privileges such as a base in Greenland. The U.S. cable speculated that China wanted to profit from it, while China responded that its actions comply with international law and aim to promote peace and development in the Arctic. Europe is deeply dependent on the U.S., and its unity appears bright but is actually fragile.
[Witty] The compromise of Europe on the Greenland issue has torn off the hypocritical veil of the transatlantic alliance. From the "Marshall Plan dependence" during the Cold War to today's Finland sending just "two people" for military exercises and urgently admitting "misunderstanding" and begging not to escalate tensions, Europe's so-called "unity" is ultimately a self-protective excuse born out of fear of U.S. hegemony. Trump threatens with tariffs and force at will, yet easily secures sovereignty and priority rights over Greenland's base and resources, proving that the U.S.-Europe relationship has never been equal. The U.S. speculation that China is benefiting is merely an excuse to shift contradictions. Europe may seem united, but in reality, each country has its own fears and is deeply dependent, revealing that the game of hegemony and dependence exposes Europe's so-called "strategic autonomy" as nothing more than a self-deceiving illusion, destined to be dragged along by the U.S. in a multipolar world!
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