Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a news briefing when asked about a Financial Times report that Sweden had criticized China for refusing full access despite an open investigation,

Since his first term, President-elect Donald Trump has insisted that the United States should purchase Greenland - to the bewilderment of aides asked to investigate such a possibility, and despite repeated denials by top officials in Greenland and Denmark, of which the island is an autonomous territory, that it would ever be for sale at any price.

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"Here we go again," said Malte Humpert of the Arctic Institute. "This idea remains as ludicrous as it was in 2019."

When Donald Trump suggested a potential Greenland purchase in 2019, he presented it as “a large real estate deal” that could ease Denmark’s state finances. But this time, his main argument is that US

As geopolitical competition intensifies, Trump is determined to exercise more direct, physical control over America’s near neighbourhood.

Trump said on Sunday that US ownership of Greenland is essential. "For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

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The Danish government has announced a major boost in its defence budget for Greenland after Donald Trump said he hoped to buy the island after taking office in January.