China Investment Delay Spurs Greenland Independence Calls

Chinese interest in Greenland’s mineral wealth is reigniting the Arctic island’s campaign to sever ties with Denmark after almost 200 years of colonial rule.

The calls for independence follow Danish opposition to Greenland’s plan to import Chinese workers and capital to help with its mineral extraction. And as lawmakers in Denmark, which controls Greenland’s foreign policy, debate whether to allow the island full control over its resources, Greenland’s second-biggest party, Siumut, last week proposed breaking with the Scandinavian nation as islanders prepare for March 12 elections.