Trump expressed his desire to buy Greenland, the largest island in the world. I think there are two main reasons. First, the island is rich in resources, and second, Greenland has become a target of international competition and competition. strategic areas.

Let’s first talk about the rich resources of this island. As the largest island in the world, Greenland has the most beautiful icebergs and aurora in the world. It has always been a place that many people yearn for and yearn for. It can be said that Excellent place to visit. Greenland is the world's largest island, located northeast of North America between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Greenland is very rich in natural resources. Under the ice sheet covering 1.8339 million square kilometers on the island, there are a large number of natural treasures. Onshore and offshore oil and natural gas reserves are also considerable. Northeast Greenland alone contains 31 billion barrels of oil reserves, which is almost 80 times the oil reserves in the North Sea region to which Denmark belongs. Not only that, there are silver, nickel, platinum, copper, molybdenum, iron, niobium, tantalum, and uranium hidden under the ice in Greenland that cannot yet be commercially mined. Previously, China has been the most active country in assisting exploration. The island's lead, zinc and other mineral deposits have economic value. The uranium, copper and molybdenum deposits discovered in the 1970s showed promising prospects, and a very large gold deposit was discovered in 1989. Excessive mining of mineral resources was not carried out due to climate and ecological concerns. This time, Trump is not interested in cryolite, which is used in aluminum smelting. What really attracted them was the island's rare earth resources.

Moreover, Greenland and its affiliated waters also occupy an important geographical location. It is located just north of the Eurasian continent and North America. It can monitor any activities in the Arctic Ocean, especially strategically containing Russia. activities in areas such as the North Sea. Due to its special geographical location and strategic importance, the Arctic became the forefront of the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Greenland, located in the Arctic, is a strategic military location for the United States. In 1943, the United States deployed Thule Air Force Base on the northwest coast of Greenland. During the Cold War, it became the first line of defense for the US military against Soviet attacks. It is home to the U.S. Air Force's 12th Space Warning Squadron and has satellite monitoring and missile detection systems.

Through the above, we can summarize the importance of Greenland. The United States wants to purchase Greenland, but it probably has not given up its hegemony. It can be said to be ambitious.