U.S. president Donald Trump speaks in Davos, Switzerland, 21 January 2026. © Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
China will "eat" Canada if Ottawa refuses to cooperate with Washington, said US president Donald Trump on Friday.
Writing on his platform fact Social, Trump stated that Canada was opposed to his planned Golden Dome rocket defence system, inspired by the Israeli Iron Dome.
"Canada is opposed to building Golden Dome over Greenland, even though Golden Dome would defend it.
Instead, they voted to do business with China, which will “eat them” in the first year!” – Trump wrote.
The president said he wanted Golden Dome to include Greenland, which he threatened to annex from Denmark, and argued that control of the Arctic region would let the US to counter the influence of Russia and China.
Speaking in Davos early this week, Trump said Canada should be grateful to the United States for its defence and stated that "Canada lives by United States".
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney denied that his country owed its success to the confederate neighbour and stated that the planet order built on "American hegemony" "is in decay".
Trump later responded to Carney's comments, withdrawing him from his "Council of Peace", a fresh body set up to resolve global conflicts.
Beijing denied trying to undermine the interests of another countries in the Arctic.
"The alleged "China threat" is unfounded. China opposes the creation of baseless narratives and the usage of China as a pretext to prosecute selfish benefits" – said Chinese MFA spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Thursday.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/631444-trump-china-eat-up-canada/
