Name: 【國際時事】川普為何如此渴望格陵蘭？一座冰島牽動全球戰略的真相 (Greenland: Why is it valuable? | REUTERS)
Uploaded: 2026-01-09T15:02:36.000Z
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Greenland is the world's biggest island with a population of just 57,000 people.

格陵蘭是世界上最大的島嶼，人口僅約 5 萬 7 千人。

It's controlled by Denmark and through its association with Denmark, it's a part of NATO.

它由丹麥管轄，並透過與丹麥的關係成為北約的一部分。

Greenland was a Danish colony from 1721 until 1953, when it formally became part of Denmark.

格陵蘭從 1721 年起是丹麥殖民地，直到 1953 年才正式成為丹麥的一部分。

因此在 1979 年，格陵蘭成立了自己的議會。

And in 2009, it got so-called self-rule, which allows it the right to declare independence through a vote if it wants to.

而在 2009 年，格陵蘭獲得所謂的「自治權」，若願意可透過公投宣布獨立。

[Why does the U.S. care about Greenland?]

The island holds great strategic importance to the United States military

這座島嶼對美國軍方及其預警雷達系統具有高度戰略重要性。

Any missiles that would come in towards the North American continent from Europe or from Russia would go via this island.

任何從歐洲或俄羅斯飛向北美大陸的飛彈，都會經過這座島嶼。

The United States military already has a permanent presence at the Pituffik airbase.

美國軍方已在皮圖菲克空軍基地長期駐軍。

And they have had pretty much unlimited access to Greenland since Denmark and the United States signed a defense agreement back in 1951.

自 1951 年丹麥與美國簽署防衛協議以來，美國幾乎可不受限制地進出格陵蘭。

Apart from its great military strategic importance,

除了重要的軍事戰略地位之外，

the island also holds vast natural resources.

格陵蘭還擁有龐大的天然資源。

Greenland has several of the critical raw materials.

Lithium, graphite that Europe and the United States need in order to become less dependent on China for these critical materials.

例如鋰、石墨等，這些都是歐洲與美國為降低對中國依賴所急需的關鍵材料。

These resources largely have stayed in the ground.

Many, if not all, of the big projects have been stalled.

許多大型開發計畫，甚至幾乎全部，都已停擺。

They've met resistance from indigenous people who basically would like to have their hunting and fishing grounds unspoiled and untouched.

原因在於原住民的反對，他們希望狩獵與漁撈的土地能保持原始、不受破壞。

Greenland has many ties to Denmark, both family ties and cultural ties.

格陵蘭與丹麥之間仍有許多聯繫，包括家庭與文化層面。

But the people of Greenland have also been moving away from Denmark, over the last decade or so

但在過去十多年裡，格陵蘭人民也逐漸與丹麥保持距離。

More and more details have emerged about misconduct by Danish authorities of the Greenlandic people.

越來越多丹麥當局對格陵蘭人不當對待的細節被揭露。

This includes forced contraception of young Greenlandic women

其中包括對年輕格陵蘭女性進行強制避孕。

and also forced removal of Greenlandic kids from their parents to Denmark.

以及將格陵蘭孩童強制帶離父母、送往丹麥。

Polls show that the people of Greenland do want independence.

民調顯示，多數格陵蘭人確實希望獨立。

But they also show that people realize that the economy is too fragile,

但同時也顯示，人們清楚當地經濟過於脆弱。

it's too dependent on annual grants from Denmark.

It's too dependent on the fisheries industry.

And people know that independence or Greenland as an independent state will not be economically sustainable.

因此人們明白，若格陵蘭成為獨立國家，短期內在經濟上難以自給自足。