Trump has recently looked at Greenland and wanted to get the place in his hands, in fact, he has publicly said many times that Greenland is important to the United States, and if necessary, may use tough measures.
Why does he value Greenland so much is mainly due to two points, one is geographical location, and the other is economic interests.
Greenland is the largest island in the world, very close to the Arctic, and it is a good springboard for the United States to enter the Arctic. Moreover, it is stuck between Asia, Europe and North America, which is particularly convenient for the United States to make military deployment.
Let's talk about resources. There are a lot of natural gas and oil in this place, as well as a large number of iron ore and rare earth mines. It is said that there are tens of millions of tons of rare earths. If the United States can acquire these resources, it will be of great help to their global layout.
But just as Trump stared at Greenland, the EU didn’t let go of it, taking the initiative to find Japan and want to develop Greenland together, according to the Daily Asia report, a senior EU official in an interview in Tokyo said that the EU and Japan should join forces to mine rare earth and other resources in Greenland.
He said that the EU wants to cooperate with the Japanese government and enterprises to build a supply chain that does not rely on the United States or China. This time, the EU took the initiative to seek cooperation with Japan, and many people felt that this was a competition with the United States, even a bit preemptive.
Don’t you look at Greenland? don’t you want to get it here? then we’ll get the team up in advance and set the rules of cooperation, so you can’t get involved, and someone might ask, why doesn’t the EU do it itself, not to pull on Japan, this far-east Asian country?
In fact, for the European Union, Japan is a "technology and capital bigger", Japan is the world's top in resource exploration, mining, processing in these aspects, especially rare-earth purification technology special cattle, and Japan has money and can invest.
For Japan, this is also an opportunity to meet thousands of people, Japan's resources are scarce, and cooperation with the European Union can get key resources, but also get into the Arctic geopolitical circle.
The most depressing thing about Trump and the U.S. gang is that this “allied party” has nothing to do with the U.S. at all, and the U.S. is drying out.
In fact, the EU has been prepared for a long time, not a temporary initiative, on September 14, Denmark was also on Greenland with Germany, France, Sweden, Norway and other countries to conduct the "Arctic Light" military exercises, which is Greenland's largest military exercise in recent years.
The military exercise continued until September 19, the United States did not participate, but more than 550 soldiers participated, five countries joined forces, fighter jets and warships turned around near Greenland, apparently in the show muscle, to show Trump.
Japan is also quite interesting. As early as May this year, former Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa made a special trip to Greenland in the name of scientific research. On the surface, he said that he was doing research, but in fact he went to see what resources there were on the island, and at the same time, he also observed the attitudes of European countries.
This approach is that neither of the two are guilty, on the one hand do not bustle with the United States, and on the other hand hide their own small scale strictly and earnestly, and want to share a piece, now the EU is actively looking for Japan cooperation, Japan is of course very happy.
Some people may ask, aren't the EU and Japan afraid of Trump's anxiety when they do this? After all, just on the 22nd of last month, the American E-6B Mercury aircraft appeared over Greenland.
The U.S. Navy said it was a routine exercise, but the place was too sensitive, just at the border of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, close to the Russian Northern Fleet.
This type of aircraft is not an ordinary aircraft, it is the core of the U.S. nuclear weapons command system, only 16 in the world, in order to continue to command after the outbreak of a nuclear war.
The number of U.S. troops stationed at the Pituffik space base in Greenland also increased from 150 to 800.
But Trump wants to take Greenland, in fact, the difficulty is big, a lot of problems, first in the United States, only by the president said no.
Only the U.S. Congress has the right to decide whether to fight or not and whether to approve money. Although the president can command the army, he is stuck by the War Power Act of 1973. Without the consent of Congress or being beaten in the United States, he cannot use force casually at all.
In addition, 48 hours before the operation must report to the Congress, and after 60 days the Congress does not agree, the troops must be withdrawn.
Diplomatically, Trump is not expected, NATO allies are worried that the United States will disrupt and the collective defense will end, and French President Emmanuel Macron also publicly blamed the United States when he visited Greenland in June this year, saying the EU supported Denmark.
Germany and the European Union have also stated that Greenland is not a commodity and cannot be sold at will.
In addition to the people of Greenland, polls show that 85% of people are unwilling to join the United States, only 6% support, and the prime minister of the autonomous government of Greenland has repeatedly said: “Greenland is not for sale.”
The Danish Prime Minister was more direct: "The future of Greenland can only be decided by the locals."
The law is also stuck. The Charter of the United Nations clearly states that other people's territory cannot be robbed by force. The Danish Constitution also stipulates that if there is a territorial change, a referendum must be held, and two-thirds of the parliament must agree.
Some people say that this is Trump's "countdown to war". In fact, it is more like a "countdown to the game". Next, all parties will definitely continue to fight, and there will be no less means such as negotiation, threats and muscle showing, but no matter how noisy it is, no one dares to shoot the first shot easily.