Trump clashes with Denmark’s PM over Greenland and threatens tariffs in Arctic land row - The new US president has wasted no time in his bid to acquire the territory
A delegation from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, including members Geshe Monlam Tharchin, Namgyal Dolkar Lhagyari, and Konchok Yangphel, began their advocacy tour in Denmark with a meeting at the Danish Parliament,
Danish Crown is to sell its China facility, it has revealed. The Denmark-based pork processing major has put the Pinghu-based factory up for sale, a spokesperson confirmed to Just Food. The spokesperson declined to comment further,
President Trump reportedly held a “fiery” call with Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen over the president’s insistence that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for American national
Greenlanders do not want to follow American policy on China. And a large minority view Chinese influence in the world positively.
Observers doubt the new US president will buy the world’s largest island but his interest underlines its strategic importance.
We need it for international security. And I’m sure that Denmark will come along — it’s costing them a lot of money to maintain it, to keep it,” says new U.S. president.
The creator of the Danish political TV drama "Borgen", Adam Price, says U.S. President Donald Trump's wish to control Greenland has created an "absurd" reality that has made it more challenging to write political fiction.
Trump has not spoken publicly about the call, choosing instead to repost on social media the results of a 2019 poll that found that 68 percent of Greenlanders supported independence from Denmark.
Let us be clear: we are soon entering the Arctic Century, and its most defining feature will be Greenland’s meteoric rise, sustained prominence and
Yet while Greenland may be sitting on mineral riches, any "gold rush" continues to be slow to materialise. The economy, which has an annual GDP of just over $3bn (£2.4bn), is still driven by the public sector and fishing. And the territory also relies on an annual $600m subsidy from Denmark.