Beijing calls on US not to use “China threat” as excuse to encroach on Greenland

This was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian during a briefing, according to a Ukrinform correspondent.

"We urge the US side to stop using the so-called Chinese threat as a tool for its own benefit," Lin said, commenting on recent statements by US President Donald Trump about the need to acquire Greenland, which he justified by saying that the island is surrounded by Chinese ships.

The day before, Trump said that Greenland was needed by the United States for national security reasons, not because of the island's natural resources. Arguing for the need to strengthen security, he noted that Russian and Chinese ships were present everywhere along the coast of Greenland.

As reported by Ukrinform, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called on the US President to stop threatening to seize Greenland.

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