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... we'd probably already have sweet-talked the Greenlandic independence movement into leaving Danish sovereignty and forming a Compact of Free Association with the United States: we'd get full control of their security and enough control of their economic affairs to prevent hostile powers from accessing Greenland's resources ...
Too late. The Chinese are mostly in control of the mineral rights - they have a large, active mine site and are building more elsewhere.
The Chi-coms have been trying ...https://www.csis.org/analysis/greenland-rare-earths-and-arctic-securityGreenland, Rare Earths, and Arctic SecurityReport by Meredith Schwartz and Gracelin BaskaranPublished January 8, 2026... The United States is not the only global power interested in expanding influence in Greenland and the Arctic region. In 2018, China launched its Arctic policy, also known as the Polar Silk Road, in which it controversially referred to itself as a “Near-Arctic State.” Over the past seven years, China has attempted to grow its footprint in the region through scientific research expeditions, infrastructure investments, and natural resource acquisitions. By most metrics, the strategy has failed to take off, as major projects continue to be blocked due to security concerns. But China’s continued interest in Greenland reflects the island’s geostrategic importance—and China’s global lead in rare earth mining and processing expertise keeps the U.S. adversary on the table as a potential future mining partner in Greenland. Greenland’s minister of business and mineral resources warned that while Western partnerships are preferred, without an influx of investment, Greenland will have to turn to other partners, including China. Already, Chinese rare earth company Shenghe Resources is the second largest shareholder in the Kvanefjeld mine.. Shenghe signed an MOU in 2018 to lead the processing and marketing of materials extracted from the site. ...
Really? On Greenland?
