China sees an opportunity in Greenland, but not in the way that Trump thinks
For years, Beijing has struggled to gain a foothold in Greenland, in part because of US and Danish unity. Trump’s fraying of that alliance could create the opening it needsAccording to Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign affairs chief, China and Russia must be having a “field day”...
<p>For years, Beijing has struggled to gain a foothold in Greenland, in part because of US and Danish unity. Trump’s fraying of that alliance could create the opening it needs</p><p>According to Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign affairs chief, China and Russia must be having a “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/18/europe-diplomats-crisis-talks-trump-tariffs-greenland">field day</a>” about Donald Trump’s plans for Greenland, which Kallas says will divide Nato.</p><p>But according to Trump, his plans are motivated by a desire to counter the very threat that Kallas identified. “World peace is at stake! China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/china-strategic-opportunity-greenland-us-donald-trump">Continue reading...</a>
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