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Danish officials fear Trump is much more serious about acquiring Greenland than in first term

When President-elect Donald Trump mused about buying Greenland from Denmark during his first administration, the Danish prime minister called the idea “absurd” and rebuffed him outright. Now, Danish officials are being warned by Trump allies and advisers that he is serious, multiple Danish officials told CNN. And they’re carefully weighing how to respond without sparking a major rupture with a

Greenland’s Pursuit Of Independence: Implications For China-Greenland Relations And Arctic Resource Management

Recognized as an Arctic country, the autonomous country of Greenland has been a part of the Kingdom of Denmark since 1721. However, Denmark is only a part of the Arctic through Greenland and has created policies for Greenland in the past. Greenland’s new Foreign, Security, and Defense Strategy for 2024 – 2033, titled ‘Greenland in the World – Nothing about us without us,’ is not only a way to

Report: Chinese investments in Greenland: origins, progress and actors (2021)

Greenland is important to Denmark’s position in international politics, and it has become an arena of increasing competition between great powers. Of all China’s shipping, investment and scientific exploration activities in the Arctic, Chinese investments in Greenland have become the most controversial issue.For Washington DC, Copenhagen, and the IA Party that won the Greenlandic general election

The Arctic Institute: The tortuous path of China's win-win strategy in Greenland (2020)

China’s Arctic engagement has increased considerably during the past decade, which has not only offered plentiful economic opportunities but also created new risks and concerns among the eight Arctic states, non-state actors, and peoples. To increase understanding of dimensions of Beijing’s Arctic activities, The Arctic Institute’s China Series 2020 probes into China’s evolving Arctic interests,

China failed its Arctic ambitions in Greenland

Currently, the only direct Chinese presence in Greenland is of migrant workers in the fishing industry, according to Mariia Simonsen, the spokesperson on foreign and security matters within the party Inuit Ataqatigiit. And their total number is estimated to be around 50 individuals working in factories along Greenland’s west coast, said Rasmus Leander Nielsen, the head of Nuuk’s NASIFFIK Center

South Korean authorities extend arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean authorities have granted a request to extend a warrant to detain the country’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his surprise declaration of martial law last month. The warrant expired on Monday at midnight (10 a.m. ET) but was reissued on Tuesday afternoon local time by Seoul Western District Court at the request of the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO).The

The many faces of the People's Daily

Think “state media” in China and you’re likely to conjure an image of the People’s Daily. The daily newspaper, directly run by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Central Committee since 1948, prides itself on being the “mouthpiece” of the Party leadership. And a role this important demands regimentation and structure: a staid face to communicate the thoughts of the CCP core. But while it is the

Dalai Lama gets stirring welcome in South India for extended stay

The Dalai Lama on Sunday received a stirring welcome in South India, where more than 10,000 Tibetans lined the streets to greet the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader as he arrived for an extended stay at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe. It was his first visit to the Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement in the Indian state of Karnataka — the largest Tibetan settlement in the world outside Tibet —

Dozens killed as 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit China’s Tibet

Dozens of people were killed on Tuesday and many buildings destroyed when a powerful earthquake struck Tibet in western China, according to U.S. and Chinese agencies. Tremors were felt hundreds of kilometres away in neighboring Nepal and India.The earthquake hit at 9:05 a.m. (20:05 ET on Monday) at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in Dingri County in the Shigatse prefecture in the Tibet

Vestlige bilfabrikanters forhold til Kina er i ferd med å bli snudd fullstendig på hodet

Midt under det største teknologiske skiftet i bilhistorien – fra en global bilpark med forbrenningsmotorer til introduksjonen av elektriske biler – skjer en rokering av penger, produksjon og prestisje uten sidestykke i den internasjonale bilindustrien. Kina har bykset mot lederposisjonen, både langsomt og plutselig. I 2008 var Kina for første gang det landet i verden som produserte flest biler.