No, China Isn’t Going to Take Over Greenland |
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The highlights this week: China condemns U.S. President Donald Trump’s justification for seizing Greenland, a notorious crime boss is extradited to China, and a viral app resonates with a disheartened younger generation.
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The highlights this week: China condemns U.S. President Donald Trump’s justification for seizing Greenland, a notorious crime boss is extradited to China, and a viral app resonates with a disheartened younger generation.
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One justification U.S. President Donald Trump has offered for taking over Greenland is that “if we don’t do it, Russia or China will.” On Monday, China condemned the United States for using supposed Chinese actions as a “pretext” for threatening Greenland—and it’s hard to argue with Beijing on this one.
The idea that China is ready to seize Greenland at any moment is absurd, and Trump’s claims that Chinese destroyers and submarines are circling the island are blatantly false. As the crow flies, China is roughly 4,800 miles from Greenland and considerably farther by any viable sea route. Unlike the United States, China lacks a global network of military bases capable of supporting an operation at that distance; its only overseas naval........