Greenland’s foreign minister has said it is seeking deeper cooperation with China and potentially a free trade agreement, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua.
Why It Matters
The comments were made as U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies have continued to talk of acquiring the resource-rich and strategically-located island. Greenland held elections in March with a new government led by Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen of the Democrats.
Trump has said the United States needs Greenland for global security reasons at a time of increasing competition with China.
The comments were made to Xinhua in late March by Vivian Motzfeldt, Greenland’s Minister for Independency and Foreign Affairs.
Newsweek has contacted the Greenland government and the U.S. State Department for comment.