特朗普取消对格陵兰岛的关税威胁，称北约已同意未来北极协议的“框架”
【中美创新时报2026年1月22日编译讯】（记者温友平编译）美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周三宣布，他将取消对八个欧洲国家征收关税的计划，以迫使美国控制格陵兰岛。此前不久，他曾坚称希望获得该岛“包括权利、所有权和产权”，但随后却戏剧性地改变了主意。美联社记者乔什·博克和阿默·马德哈尼对此作了下述报道。
特朗普在其社交媒体网站上发帖称，他已与北约领导人就北极安全“未来协议框架”达成一致。
他表示，关于格陵兰岛的“进一步讨论”正在举行，讨论内容涉及“金穹顶”导弹防御计划。该计划是一个多层系统，耗资 1750 亿美元，将首次把美国武器送入太空。
总统此前也曾威胁要征收关税，但最终都食言了。今年4月，特朗普最初表示要对世界各国征收巨额进口关税，此举引发了市场的强烈负面反应，但随后他又放弃了这一计划。
但这一次，他的态度转变是在他利用在瑞士阿尔卑斯山举行的世界经济论坛上的演讲，将重点放在格陵兰岛并威胁要颠覆北约之后。北约自冷战初期以来一直是全球最牢固的联盟之一。
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特朗普在讲话中表示，他所要求的领土“寒冷且位置偏僻”，并称美国在二战期间有效地拯救了欧洲，同时宣布成立北约：“与我们几十年来给予他们的相比，这只是很小的要求。”
“除非我决定动用过度的武力，否则我们可能什么也得不到，那样的话，坦白说，我们将势不可挡。但我不会那样做，好吗？”特朗普说道，随后又补充道，“我没必要那样做”和“我不想动用武力”。
但特朗普也曾多次表示，虽然美国会捍卫北约，但他并不确信北约会在必要时支持华盛顿，并暗示这至少是他对格陵兰岛采取强硬立场的部分原因。
他的言论促使北约秘书长马克·吕特在与特朗普的会晤中表示，如果美国遭到攻击，北约将与美国站在一起。
“你完全可以放心，”吕特说，“你的盟友会与你站在一起，”吕特对特朗普说。
不久之后，特朗普就发帖取消了关税。
这是谈判策略吗？
尽管美国已经在格陵兰岛拥有大型军事基地，但特朗普仍声称美国需要格陵兰岛来维护国家安全，并应对来自俄罗斯和中国在北极地区的威胁。他还威胁称，除非丹麦和其他七个盟国就移交这片半自治领土进行谈判，否则美国将对它们征收高额进口关税。
关税原定于下个月开始征收，税率为10%，6月份将升至25%。
特朗普经常会在他认为能够达成有利协议时，试图加大对对方的压力，而他在达沃斯论坛上似乎也乐于这样做。然而，他的威胁似乎有可能导致北约分裂，北约是由欧洲主要国家、美国和加拿大共同创立的，旨在对抗苏联。
在特朗普改变主意之前，该联盟的其他成员坚定地表示，格陵兰岛不出售，也不能从丹麦手中夺取，同时愤怒地拒绝了特朗普承诺的关税。
特朗普发表讲话后，一位丹麦政府官员告诉美联社，哥本哈根方面已准备好讨论美国的安全关切。但这位不愿透露姓名的官员强调，丹麦政府的立场是，必须尊重“红线”，即丹麦的主权。
目前尚不清楚特朗普取消关税的举措将如何影响此类考量。与此同时，格陵兰政府已发布一份英文和格陵兰语的危机应对手册，敦促居民确保家中储备足够的食物、水、燃料和物资，以维持五天的生存。
“我们只是去杂货店买了些物资，”格陵兰首都努克的托尼·雅各布森说道，同时展示了袋子里的东西，其中包括蜡烛、零食和卫生纸。
雅各布森表示，他认为特朗普对格陵兰岛的言论“只是威胁……但做好准备总比没有做好准备要好”。
在做出让步之前，特朗普曾敦促丹麦和北约其他成员国袖手旁观，并发出不祥的警告。
“我们想要一块冰来保护世界，但他们不肯给我们，”特朗普说。“你们可以答应，我们会非常感激。或者你们可以拒绝，我们会记住的。”
他还呼吁美国立即启动收购格陵兰岛的谈判。在随后对记者发表的评论中，他拒绝透露可能付出的代价，只说：“还有更大的代价，那就是安全、保障、国家安全和国际安全的代价。”
特朗普暗示欧洲经济正在衰退，而美国经济却在蓬勃发展
特朗普在演讲中还指出，与欧洲相比，美国经济正在蓬勃发展。
“我希望看到欧洲发展良好，但它目前的方向并不正确，”特朗普说道，他还指出，“我们需要的是强大的盟友，而不是实力严重削弱的盟友。” 他谈到欧洲经济时说，“你们都跟着我们走，也跟着我们走。”
由于空军一号出现轻微电气故障，被迫返回华盛顿更换飞机，特朗普抵达达沃斯的行程有所延误。当特朗普的车队沿着一条狭窄的道路驶向演讲地点时，沿途聚集了众多围观者，其中不乏滑雪者。一些人做出不雅手势，还有人举起一张纸，上面写着对总统的咒骂。
演讲结束后，特朗普会见了波兰、比利时和埃及的领导人。
特朗普的住房计划黯然失色
特朗普的演讲原本应该重点讨论如何降低美国房价——这是降低生活成本这一更大努力的一部分，而这可能会成为总统所在政党在11月中期选举中的不利因素。
格陵兰岛反而成了焦点，特朗普猛烈抨击丹麦“忘恩负义”，指责美国在二战期间保护了这座北极岛屿。他还错误地提到了冰岛，在演讲中四次将冰岛与格陵兰岛混淆，这已经是自周二以来第五次出现这种情况了。
特朗普说：“这个巨大的、未受保护的岛屿实际上是北美的一部分。那是我们的领土。”
特朗普在演讲中最终提及住房问题时，暗示他不支持任何旨在提高住房可负担性的措施。他说，降低不断上涨的房价会损害房产价值，让那些曾经因房屋净值而感到富有的房主们感觉自己更穷了。
你必须做好应对几乎所有事情的准备
在特朗普宣布放弃关税之前，他的讲话让努克的人们做好了最坏的打算。
居民约翰尼·赫德曼表示，特朗普“把格陵兰人民和格陵兰国家比作冰块”是“一种侮辱”。他一边说着，一边准备出门去买露营炉和速溶土豆泥。
“生活在这样的自然环境中，你必须做好应对几乎任何事情的准备。而现在又出现了一个新的威胁——那就是特朗普，”赫德曼说道。
他补充道：“有了这个疯子，你永远不知道明天会发生什么。他会让所有人都陷入非常糟糕的境地。”
韦瑟特和马德哈尼从华盛顿报道。美联社记者艾玛·伯罗斯（格陵兰岛努克）、杰米·基顿（达沃斯）和米歇尔·L·普莱斯（华盛顿）也对本报道做出了贡献。
题图：周三，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在瑞士达沃斯举行的世界经济论坛年会上发表讲话。（图片来源：Markus Schreiber/美联社）
附原英文报道：
Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to ‘framework’ of future Arctic deal
By JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI The Associated Press,Updated January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump spoke during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday. Markus Schreiber/Associated Press
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was scrapping his planned tariffs on eight European nations in an effort to force U.S. control over Greenland, pulling a dramatic reversal shortly after insisting he wanted to get the island “including right, title and ownership.”
In a post on his social media site, Trump said he had agreed with the head of NATO on a “framework of a future deal” on Arctic security.
He said “additional discussions” on Greenland were being held concerning the Golden Dome missile defense program, a multilayered, $175 billion system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space.
The president has threatened tariffs before only to back away. In April, after first saying he would slap massive import levies on nations from around the world, which prompted a sharp negative market reaction, Trump eased off.
But his change of heart this time came only after he used his speech at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps to focus on Greenland and to threaten to upend NATO, an alliance that has been among the globe’s most unshakable since the early days of the Cold War.
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In his address, Trump said he was asking for territory that was “cold and poorly located” and that the U.S. had effectively saved Europe during World War II while declaring of NATO: “It’s a very small ask compared to what we have given them for many, many decades.”
“We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be frankly unstoppable. But I won’t do that, OK?” Trump said, later adding, “I don’t have to” and ”I don’t want to use force.”
But Trump has also said repeatedly that, while the U.S. will defend NATO, he wasn’t convinced the alliance will backup Washington, if needed, and suggested that was at least part of the reason for his aggressive stance toward Greenland.
His sentiments prompted NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, in a post-speech event with Trump, to say that the alliance would stand with the U.S. if it is attacked.
“You can be assured, absolutely,” Rutte said, adding, “your allies will be with you,” Rutte told Trump.
A short time later came Trump’s post canceling the tariffs.
Negotiating ploy?
Trump argues that the U.S. needs Greenland for national security and to counter threats from Russia and China in the Arctic region, despite America already having a large military base there. He threatened to impose steep U.S. import taxes on Denmark and seven other allies unless they negotiate a transfer of the semi-autonomous territory.
The tariffs were to have started at 10% next month and climb to 25% in June.
Trump often tries to increase pressure on the other side when he believes it can lead to a favorable deal, and seemed content to do that at Davos. Still, his threats appeared on the verge of rupturing NATO, which was founded by leading European nations, the U.S. and Canada to form a bloc to counter the Soviet Union.
Before Trump’s change of heart, the alliance’s other members were steadfast in saying Greenland is not for sale and cannot be wrested from Denmark, while angrily rejecting Trump’s promised tariffs.
A Danish government official told The Associated Press after Trump’s speech that Copenhagen was ready to discuss U.S. security concerns. But the official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, underscored the government’s position that “red lines”— namely Denmark’s sovereignty — must be respected.
It was not immediately clear how Trump’s canceling of tariffs might change such calculations. In the meantime, Greenland’s government responded by telling its citizens to be prepared. It has published a handbook in English and Greenlandic on what to do in a crisis that urges residents to ensure they have sufficient food, water, fuel and supplies at home to survive for five days.
“We just went to the grocery store and bought the supplies,” said Tony Jakobsen in Greenland’s capital Nuuk said, showing off the contents of bags that included candles, snacks and toilet paper.
Jakobsen said he thought Trump’s rhetoric towards Greenland was “just threats… but it’s better to be ready than not ready.”
Before backing down, Trump had urged Denmark and the rest of NATO to stand aside, adding an ominous warning.
“We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won’t give it,” Trump said. “You can say yes, and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no, and we will remember.”
He also called for opening “immediate negotiations” for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. In subsequent comments to reporters, he declined to name a price that might be paid, saying only, “There’s a bigger price, and that’s the price of safety and security and national security and international security.”
Trump suggests Europe is fizzling while U.S. booms
In his speech, Trump also argued that the U.S. economy is thriving, in contrast to Europe.
“I want to see Europe go good, but it’s not heading in the right direction,” said Trump, who also noted, “We want strong allies, not seriously weakened ones.” He said of European economies, “You all follow us down, and you follow us up.”
His arrival in Davos was delayed after a minor electrical problem on Air Force One forced a return to Washington to switch aircraft. As Trump’s motorcade headed down a narrow road to the speech site, onlookers — including some skiers — lined the route. Some made obscene gestures, and one held up a paper cursing the president.
After his address, Trump met with the leaders of Poland, Belgium and Egypt.
Trump’s housing plan overshadowed
Trump speech was supposed to focus on how to lower U.S. housing prices — part of a larger effort to bring down the cost of living, which could prove a liability for the president’s party of November’s midterm elections.
Greenland instead carried the day, with Trump lashing out at Denmark for being “ungrateful” for the U.S. protection of the Arctic island during the Second World War. He also mistakenly referred to Iceland, mixing up that country with Greenland four times during his speech and for the fifth time since Tuesday.
“This enormous unsecured island is actually part of North America,” Trump said. “That’s our territory.”
When he finally did mention housing in his speech, Trump suggested he did not support a measure to encourage affordability. He said bringing down rising home prices hurts property values and makes homeowners who once felt wealthy because of the equity in their houses feel poorer.
‘You have to be prepared for almost anything’
Before Trump announced that he was abandoning the tariffs, his speech left people in Nuuk preparing for the worst.
Resident Johnny Hedemann said it was “insulting” that Trump “talks about the Greenlandic people and the Greenlandic nation as just an ice cube.” He spoke while heading out to buy a camping stove and instant mashed potatoes.
“Living in this nature, you have to be prepared for almost anything. And now there’s another threat — and that’s Trump,” Hedemann said.
He added: “With this lunatic, you don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow. He can make things very bad for everyone.”
Weissert and Madhani reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Emma Burrows in Nuuk, Greenland, Jamey Keaten in Davos and Michelle L. Price in Washington contributed to this report.
