Greenland PM Will Talk With Trump

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Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede says “We are ready to talk.” Greenland PM will meet Trump.

“Greenland looks forward to discussing the possibilities for business cooperation, the development of Greenland’s mineral sector, including critical minerals and other relevant areas with the US.“

Speaking next to Danish PM Mette Frederiksen at a joint press conference, Egede emphasized the need for investment in resource development as well as diversified industries in order to reduce dependence on Danish subsidies. That said, Egede also said that “Greenland is for the Greenlanders. We don’t want to be Danes. We don’t want to be Americans. We obviously want to be Greenlanders.“

Frederiksen, meanwhile, says she has asked to speak with Trump.

Greenland is a main front of the Arctic cold war. It has a US Space base and US air fields. It has about 60 billion barrels of oil. It has hundreds of billions in rare earth minerals. It is a key part of Arctic shipping routes.

A 2021 survey of Greenland had 69.1 percent of those asked think that Greenland should cooperate more closely with the U.S.

Greenland Joining the USA Could Make Greenlanders the Richest in the World

Based on Greenland’s Self-Government Act of 2009, Greenland has the right to self-determination, including the option of independence. This seems to mean that if Greenland holds a referendum and votes to leave Denmark, Denmark would be legally obligated to respect that decision. Denmark would have to ratify it in Parliament, but this is mostly a formality.The US would be able to develop the third largest oil reserves in the Arctic. This is like the Alaska and Norwegian oil reserves. If the US got Greenland tourism industry up to the level of Alaska this would add about $40,000 per person.

China has made moves for Economic and Political Control of Greenland and the Arctic

Chinese firms have pursued projects such as the Isua Iron ore mine and Kvanefjeld rare earth mine and bidding on airport construction projects. China has a Polar Silk Road strategy to access Arctic Resources and shipping routes.

In 2018, Denmark was instrumental in blocking a Chinese company from acquiring a former Danish naval base and in stopping a Chinese bid for airport construction in Greenland, highlighting security concerns related to Chinese involvement in strategic infrastructure.

Main Polar Silk Road Projects

Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG-2: These are significant projects where China has invested heavily. The Yamal LNG project on Russia’s Yamal Peninsula sees China’s involvement through companies like CNPC and the Silk Road Fund, holding stakes in the project. Similarly, investments in Arctic LNG-2 further illustrate China’s commitment, with Chinese state enterprises owning portions of the project. Loans from Chinese banks for these projects amount to around EUR 12.5 billion.

Infrastructure and Research: China has been active in building research stations, such as the one on Spitsbergen, and investing in technologies and studies pertinent to Arctic conditions, like ice-class ships and polar research vessels. The research vessel Xue Long has been pivotal in exploring these routes.

2012 China’s Minister of Land and Resources visits Greenland

2014 First Memorandum of Understanding between Greenland Minerals and Energy (GME) and China Non-Ferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co. (NFC)
2014 The Kingdom of Denmark claims an area of 895,000 km2 extending from Greenland beyond the North Pole to the limits of the Russian Exclusive Economic Zone

2015 Minister Qujaukitsog talks about airport, port, hydroelectric and mining infrastructure development with Sinohydro, China State Construction Engineering, China Harbour Engineering
2016 Shenghe Resources buys one-eighth of Greenland Minerals and Energy stocks, which develops a uranium and rare-earth site at Kuannersuisut (Kvanefjeld)

2016 State Oceanic Administration signs agreement with Greenlandic ministry on the construction of a research station
2016 Danish government stops Hong Kong-based General Nice from taking over the abandoned naval base Gronnedal

2017 Denmark Prime minister visits China
2017 Ironbark appoints NFC (China Non-Ferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction) to develop the Citronen Fjord Zinc Mine, exploitation rights remaining with the Australian company until 2046

2018 High-level ceremony to launch the process of building a satellite station that could be used for the Beidou navigational system, widely reported in China but unknown to Greenlandic authorities
2018 China Communications Construction Company bids to build airports in Greenland, prompting Danish government to finance half of the airports

2 thoughts on “Greenland PM Will Talk With Trump”

  1. The elites feel they are the only ones entitled to decision making with regards to foreign policy… The ruling class creates upheaval all over the world… claiming backwaters like Ukraine and Taiwan are important to my security here in the backwater of New Jersey. I don’t know where this crap comes from. I voted for Trump to 1) end support for Ukraine 2) get the Rachel Levine types out of government 3) stop the bleed on Green New Deal crap 4) restore lawful immigration for I have two applications for family members in process 5) generally reduce tax burden.

    The Greenland and Canadian stuff is entertaining because it really spins up the left, and I’m okay with getting nothing for my vote so long as we don’t have anymore Rachel Levine’s for the next 4 years.

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