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U.S. President Trump recently made a series of statements on international affairs, which aroused great attention. The most discussed one was the purchase of Greenland. Greenland is located between Europe and North America, most of which is within the Arctic Circle. It has an area of more than 2.6 million square kilometers, but a population of only more than 50,000. It is one of the two lands on the earth that have basically not been developed by humans, the other being Antarctica.
Why did Trump take a fancy to Greenland? Is it really possible for the United States to take this land? Is the United States starting to expand again? Is it possible that Greenland will become the latest target of mainlanders?
Trump lays out the Arctic strategy to buy Greenland to curb the expansion of the Chinese Communist Party
Independent TV producer Li Jun said in the New Tang Dynasty "Pinnacle View" program that
Trump originally just spread the word that he was interested in buying Greenland. He said that China and Russia are both taking action in the Arctic. The Chinese Communist Party won the mining rights of Greenland's rare earth mines in 2023, which is very unfavorable to the United States. At that time, the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland said that Greenland was not for sale.
On 7 January 2025, at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, when Trump was asked if he could rule out military action or economic coercion to win Greenland and the Panama Canal, he replied, "I can't promise you either, but we need them to ensure the economic security of the United States."
Trump also said that the United States needs the world's largest island in the Arctic region for national security purposes because Russian and Chinese ships are everywhere in the waters near there. Trump's son then personally landed on the island and was warmly welcomed by the people.
A few days later, Danish Prime Minister Mette made a new speech with a big change in attitude. She said that the United States' interest in Greenland is a relatively positive sign, and whether to join the United States depends on the wishes of the people of Greenland. It is said that the island did conduct a poll, with 57% of residents supporting joining the United States and 37% opposing it.
Political and economic commentator Tang Baiqiao said in the "Pinnacle View" that Trump has a big game in his second term. The first international affairs are to completely curb the expansion of the Chinese Communist Party, and even to destroy the Chinese Communist Party's hegemony in the third world from a certain perspective. Therefore, Trump will get involved in any place where the CCP expands abroad in the future. He is only touching on Panama, Greenland and Canada. The main reason for these three cards is to target the CCP. In fact, Trump will press forward in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. He will also appear in Vietnam and the Philippines.
Tang Baiqiao said that Greenland is special in several aspects. First, it is a very important place. On the surface, it belongs to Denmark but it is closer to Canada because it is connected to the Canadian mainland.
Second, if Canada is deeply infiltrated by the CCP, it will basically be a greater strategic threat than Cuba in the past. At that time, when the Soviet Union wanted to place missiles in Cuba and turned Cuba into a communist camp, the United States almost broke out in the October Storm, and a nuclear war almost broke out. Because from the perspective of the missile defense system, if missiles and nuclear bombs are fired from the Soviet Union, the United States can easily intercept them, but they cannot be intercepted from Cuba. The same reason is that if they are fired from Canada, they cannot be intercepted either. Greenland and Canada happen to be together, which is a consideration.
In terms of resources, the United States is short of rare earth resources. If a war breaks out, these resources will be very much needed, including making coix seed flakes. So Greenland is a natural mineral deposit. This time Trump is serious and sent his son and people from the Security Council to go there, which shows that he attaches great importance to it. It should be said that Greenland may hold a referendum during his four-year term, and the final result will turn to the United States. Because from the perspective of the Danish Prime Minister's retreat now, she should have felt that the general trend is over, which is different from the situation in Canada.
Tang Baiqiao said that if Trump wants to take Greenland, Europe and Russia will strongly oppose it. The reason for the EU's opposition is different from that of Russia, because most EU countries are NATO countries, and they are strategic allies, but most of the ruling countries in Europe, including Germany, Britain, France and other major countries, are left-wing. They are anti-Trump. Trump's success means their loss of power. This is considered from the perspective of political future. Now in the whole of Europe, only Italy and half of the Netherlands are more right-wing, and the rest are basically left-wing; some European countries are more right-wing, such as Hungary and Poland; the main Western European countries are left-wing. So these leftists think that if Trump extends his hand further to Europe, Greenland or other places, it will be very detrimental to their governance.
As for Russia, I am quite surprised this time. It has not spoken out until now. Putin may be like Xi Jinping, still a little bit unwilling to anger Trump, and see where Trump's bottom line will be after January 20. Of course, Putin should be the most unhappy about Trump's desire to buy Greenland, and the second is Xi Jinping. Because Greenland has a deeper relationship with Russia.
Greenland has important geostrategic significance
Veteran media person Guo Jun said in the "Pinnacle View" that most of Greenland is within the Arctic Circle, the weather is cold and the ice on the ground is very thick, the thickest place is several thousand metres, which is not suitable for human habitation. Historically, only a few Newts lived there. In the past, there were Eskimos there, and the race belonged to the Mongol race. During the expansion of the Vikings in the Middle Ages, a small number of Vikings colonized there, mainly in the southern coastal area.
Guo Jun said that the Vikings' navigation was very advanced and they discovered many islands on the sea. They were afraid that others would know about these places, so they kept them very secret. Legend has it that the Vikings had two main colonies on the sea, one with grass and trees, and one with ice and snow everywhere, so they reversed the names. The place with ice and snow was called Greenland, which means green land, and the place with grass and trees was called Iceland, deliberately causing misunderstandings among outsiders.
In the Middle Ages, the Vikings had a large alliance, mainly Denmark and Sweden, plus Norway, Finland, Poland and the three Baltic countries. At that time, they were rampant and very powerful. The earliest king of Russia was also a Viking. Later, the Viking Alliance gradually disintegrated and split. After the split, it appeared in many countries, but Greenland has always remained under the rule of Denmark.
Guo Jun said that Greenland is very important for three main reasons. First, Greenland is located between Europe and North America. It is the closest air route from northern Europe, including from the European part of Russia to the United States, and it passes through the Arctic. For example, Russia launches missiles to the United States mainly along this line. Greenland is in the Arctic Circle, so its location is very important.
Second, Greenland itself is very rich in resources, including iron ore, other non-ferrous metals and rare metals are also very rich, and Greenland also has very rich oil and natural gas.
The third reason is the development of the Arctic. Human development on land is already very high. The land area on the earth accounts for about 30% of the earth's surface area, and 70% is the ocean. The richest resources are in the ocean, which is probably the Arctic Ocean, that is, the Arctic Circle. Antarctica is also an undeveloped continent. However, the United Nations has a convention on Antarctica, and no one can develop it. It belongs to all mankind. But there is no land in the Arctic, so there is no such restriction. There is only a maritime convention. Neither the United States nor Russia has signed the United Nations Convention on the Sea. Now there are several countries that are interested in developing the Arctic: Russia, the United States, Canada, and four Nordic countries, forming a group called the Arctic Council.
Guo Jun said that experts estimate that the oil on the bottom of the Arctic Ocean is likely to exceed that in the Middle East. This is a huge treasure trove of resources. The United States has Alaska, so it can be regarded as an Arctic country, but if Greenland is added, it will be even more powerful.
Epoch Times senior editor and chief writer Shi Shan said in Pinnacle View that if global warming is real, the Arctic Ocean route will be very powerful. This route runs from Russia to Europe, which is much faster than the Middle East route. If Greenland is in this place, you have to pass through it to enter the Atlantic region of Europe, so it has become a very important strategic position. So, I think President Trump is still very powerful and has a long-term vision.
Is the United States starting to expand again? Is Greenland willing to join?
Guo Jun said in the "Pinnacle View" that the United States' purchase of Greenland now has many similarities with the purchase of Alaska back then. In 1867, the United States bought Alaska from the Russian Empire for 7 million U.S. dollars. Alaska is more than 1.5 million square kilometers, so it paid about 4 U.S. dollars per square kilometer. When Alaska was purchased, there were actually many different opinions in the United States. Many people in Congress also disagreed, thinking that it was a useless place. Because Secretary of State Seward insisted on buying it at that time, he thought this place was very important. Americans ridiculed him at the time, calling Alaska Seward's Refrigerator because it was too cold. Now Greenland is similar. It is said that some people estimate that Greenland is worth 20 to 70 billion, which is much more expensive than Alaska. Interestingly, Secretary of State Seward himself was born in New York, and he was also a real estate businessman and a Republican.
In addition to Alaska, there is also French Louisiana, which was bought by President Jefferson from Napoleon for 15 million US dollars and 2.5 million square kilometers. When the United States was founded, there were only 13 states. Later, through immigration, acquisitions and wars, it finally became the current 50 states.
Guo Jun said that the territorial expansion of the United States was relatively peaceful. The main war was fought with Mexico, and California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas were seized. Now the United States has some overseas territories that are not part of the American political system, but are managed by the United States. Including Saipan, some islands in the South Pacific, and Puerto Rico, all of which rely on voting to decide whether to join the United States.
Guo Jun said that if Greenland votes, it is possible that it will happen in the same way, such as independence first, then military and diplomatic support from the United States, and then vote to decide whether to join the United States. So these things are not legally difficult for the United States. The key is how the Greenland residents choose. But the last time the United States expanded its territory was during World War II, and it has been a long time since then. Therefore, some people think that the United States will expand again.
Li Jun said in the Pinnacle View that if he were a resident of Greenland, he would definitely be willing to join the United States. On the one hand, Denmark's support for Greenland is also very limited. Some people have reported that they are not very satisfied with Denmark. Another thing is that after Alaska joined the United States, its economic and financial conditions are very good, and the welfare is so good that it can't be said. Therefore, if Greenland joins the United States, it will also have fewer people and more resources, and life will definitely not be worse than Alaska. The probability of Greenland becoming a state of the United States, or becoming an autonomous territory like Saipan, is very high.
Shi Shan said in the Pinnacle View that he does not know if anyone has noticed this news. People from mainland China can immigrate to Denmark, but they do not actually live in Denmark, but in Greenland. The price is very cheap, and you can go there for 20,000 US dollars. If immigrants stay there for ten or eight years, they can participate in voting, and they may not go to the United States but this is not possible, and Greenland may become part of China.
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