Why China Has Its Eyes Set On Greenland, Could Threaten US Air Force Base

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

zerohedge
 Tyler Durden
Mon, 09/10/2018 - 04:15

[excerpt]

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-09/why-china-has-its-eyes-set-greenland-could-threaten-us-air-force-base

As China seeks to become a power player in the Arctic, Beijing has recognized that Greenland is the answer to faster shipping routes and access to mineral deposits to further the Belt and Road Initiative.

So when Greenland issued a solicitation to build three new airports, a Chinese company, controlled by Beijing, and once blacklisted by the World Bank — submitted a bid for the project.

Denmark, which has final say on national security issues involving all things Greenland, strongly objected. Greenland then asked China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), which has worked on large infrastructure projects around the world, to remain one of its finalists for the projects, setting up for future negotiations between both governments, said Defense News.

[skeeter]

Why does China think it needs Greenland when it can just build its own island?

[TomSea]

This goes along with Chinese ships in the North Atlantic. That story was posted I think last week and my first reaction was, what are they doing there?

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

This goes along with Chinese ships in the North Atlantic. That story was posted I think last week and my first reaction was, what are they doing there?

I think the headline covers that.

Possibly threaten US Air Force Base.