Is Trump's territorial ambitions feasible?

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is threatening the territorial sovereignty of allies, saying the U.S. wants Canada, Greenland and Panama canals.

What is this territorial ambition aimed at and what can it be realized?

Reporter Kwon Young-hee reports.

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Trump first provoked Canada to become the 51st U.S. state.

Canada, which belongs to the Commonwealth, is a constitutional monarchy with the King of England as its nominal head of state.

To join the United States, the Constitution must be amended, and only if the Canadian House and Senate and all local councils agree unanimously.

It is a claim that is not realistic, and in the end, the view that it is for negotiation is dominant.

[Stephen Rickito, chief economist at Mizuho Securities: What the Trump administration wants is to slow the flow of illegal immigration and illegal drugs across the border.]

It recently declared that it would bring back operational rights to the Panama Canal, which was fully returned in 1999.

The Wall Street Journal pointed to the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989 to topple dictator Noriega.

If this is not the case, he pointed out that he is not capable of restoring control of the canal, which was built a century ago.

The Panama Canal is a must-go point for immigrants from South America to reach the U.S. border.

In the end, it may be intended to make Panama strengthen its border controls.

[Former Panama Foreign Minister Jorge Eduardo Ritter: Panama may agree to accept migrants from the United States, Panama may cool relations with China]

For national security and global freedom, the United States also insists on purchasing Greenland, which is rich in natural resources such as rare earths and of geopolitical strategic value.

Greenland, which has secured the right to declare independence since 2009, remains Danish territory with only 56,000 residents and is heavily dependent on Denmark economically.

However, analysts say Trump's interest in securing a bridgehead for Arctic hegemony and rare earth mining opportunities could continue.

I'm YTN's Kwon Younghee.