[rlmorel]

"...China has also found a firm foothold in Greenland. The island clamors for independence from Denmark, and its cash-strapped autonomous government has welcomed Chinese investment, chiefly in ice-breaking and mining rare earth elements. In 2023, Chinese investment in Greenland stood at $264.5 billion..."

I know...we are seemingly (with only a slight exaggeration) sending this amount each month or two to a black pit, in which we have zero strategic interest (Ukraine) yet we find this is how much the ChiComs have invested in beyond "icebreaking" and "rare earth elements"?

I wonder where that number came from, and how it is being "invested".

[alloysteel]

So, China is already in the process of “buying” Greenland, Trump merely wants to get in on the bidding.

Isn’t this “investment” by China how the CCP gained such a foothold in elsewhere in Asia and Africa? China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative investments may usher in a new era of trade and growth for economies in Asia and beyond. But skeptics worry that China is laying a debt trap for borrowing governments.

The skepticism is fully justified.