The Wall Street Journal reported: "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged the Trump administration to respect Canada's sovereignty. Previously, a group advocating for Alberta to secede from Canada said they had met with U.S. State Department officials about the province's future."
Comment: Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau called on the U.S. government to respect Canada's sovereignty, directly addressing the issue of U.S. officials meeting secretly with separatist forces in Alberta. This is both a warning to the U.S. about interfering in Canada's internal affairs and a direct reflection of the continued deterioration of U.S.-Canada relations due to power struggles and sovereignty issues. The U.S. is fully aware that Alberta is the lifeline of Canada's energy sector (accounting for 80% of the country's oil production), yet it deliberately engages with separatist groups. Essentially, this is an attempt by the U.S. to exploit Canada's internal divisions to pressure Trudeau. It is both a retaliation against his strong stance at Davos criticizing U.S. hegemony and refusing to be the "51st state" of America, as well as an attempt to control the province's energy resources and force Canada to become more dependent on the U.S. economically and strategically. This clearly demonstrates the hegemonic logic of the Trump administration: "Comply with me, and I will tolerate you; oppose me, and I will create chaos."
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