US EditionChina says US shouldn’t use other countries as ‘pretext’ to pursue its interests in Greenland
China defends its lawful Arctic activities and urges the U.S. not to justify Greenland ambitions by referencing other countries, amid rising tensions in the region.
- On Monday, China said the United States should not use other countries as a pretext to press its interests in Greenland, and Mao Ning said Beijing's Arctic activities promote peace and comply with international law.
- After weekend remarks aboard Air Force One, President Donald Trump said he would prefer to `make a deal` but vowed `we're going to have Greenland` to prevent Russia or China from gaining it.
- China's Arctic strategy includes Beijing declaring itself a `near-Arctic state` in 2018 and promoting a `Polar Silk Road`, insisting all countries' lawful Arctic activities deserve respect.
- On Friday, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Greenlandic parliamentary leaders said Greenland's future must be decided by its people and Danish and Greenlandic envoys are due in Washington this week.
- Beijing provided few specifics, saying Mao Ning did not elaborate on China’s Arctic activities and stressed the Arctic concerns the overall interests of the international community.
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The Arctic influences the common interests of the international community, said the Foreign Ministry, stressing that China's activities in the Arctic are aimed at promoting peace, stability and sustainable development in the region.
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Mao Ning said that Washington should not pursue its own interests using other countries as a pretext, after Trump said he wanted to acquire Danish territory "good or bad".
In the face of growing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump on Greenland, China has claimed on Monday the right of all states to engage in Arctic activities in accordance with the law. “The U.S. should not use other countries as an excuse to pursue its own selfish interests,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning replied to Trump’s words, who said on Sunday that it is necessary to take control of Greenland to prevent Russia or China f…
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