Well for one thing, China wasn't adamant about annexing territory belonging to a European nation like half a year ago.
replytheir eyes are firmly on Africa.
replyNot being able to stand on our own feet is going to be a major problem because of the implied soft power. It nerfs our ability to ever have a spine on any issue.
China has spent the last couple of decades making inroads into Africa to secure raw materials, not because they want to annex anything on the continent.
replyRenewed calls just today! Give us Greenland or we pull out of Europe entirely.
replyIt's certainly easier to do business with countries that aren't governed by a psychotic moron that likes to threaten your cost equation on a weekly basis to enrich its cronies
reply...and you're saying this as a point to why dealing with China is easier?
replyI don’t remember the last time China threatened to invade Denmark?
replyI do remember the last time the USA did. It was hours ago at a NATO summit.
s/China/Taiwan?
replyor Tibet?
You are comparing sensational trolls with actual geopolitical history.
Trolling or not, we take it seriously when the US threatens our territorial sovereignity (speaking as a European 100 percent behind Denmark)
replyAre you suggesting Trump is “trolling” Greenland?
replyAnd admittedly I didn’t realize Taiwan was in Europe. Sorry.
“Guys, he’s obviously just trolling—he would never actually do that, it would be insane!”
reply-MAGA Right before Trump tried to steal the 2020 election, militarily occupy US cities, annul various amendments, start the Iran War, etc.
Taiwan and Tibet are eminently not in Europe.
replyShould we casually throw around all places the US invaded too?
Greenland invasion is just a joke
replyno one take Trump seriously
Suppose a dementia patient with a gun declares that they are ready to shoot the tooth-fairy, which has been stalking them to steal their molars.
replyYou might not take their words as a true statement of fact, but the situation going on is still pretty damn serious!
Oh yes, we take him very seriously. He has started two wars just this year.
replyChina is very successfully developing and competing with the US, so it is self evident that Europe should continue to do the exact opposite of everything that China is doing.
replyAs an American, it helps that the US is actively self-sabotaging.
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