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Greenland is only home to 56,000 people
but in recent weeks it's become the
center of global geopolitical intrigue
US president Donald Trump's offer to buy
the world's biggest island and the
subsequent rejection by both Greenland
and Denmark has focused attention on the
strategic importance of the Arctic here
in the Greenlandic capital of nuk
there's an acknowledgment that well they
don't want to return to the days of
colonial land purchases there is a need
for foreign investment both the boost
the local economy and to help push
Greenland towards independence which is
the goal of many here fishing is the big
industry currently and the boss of the
biggest local company says that if the
u.s. is serious about looking more at
Greenland in areas such as mining and
tourism it would be welcomed we have an
interest in working together with
American companies in the business in
Greenland there's a big thing is the
minerals and then there are no business
in green and who who are able to lift a
big mining operation anything like that
we don't have the knowledge and we don't
have the money
so we're needs we are dependent on
investments from the outside and I can
assure that in investments from the US
at just as welcome today as they were
yesterday
most Greenlanders would like
independence one day from Denmark this
former Prime Minister believes that mr.
Trump may have just given them a boost
I won't path towards independence II
requires that we think and play our
cards right in this matter after Trump's
stunt this is also giving us a new
opportunity to to thrive for
independence based on our strategic
location based on a strategic location
at the new Arctic the new northern sea
route but also within the the treaty
agreements between other countries
Greenland is important to the wall
economy because of our location
tourism is one of the industries
greenland is hoping to use to put its
economy on a firmer footing and the
country's tourism chief thinks President
Trump's comments have put them on the
map
almost every international newspaper or
TV channel has had these news the past
week of course we want to use that
curiosity and attention for something
positive because we are aiming for more
tourists and definitely all also more
American tourists it's not just the u.s.
that's interested in Greenland Canadian
and Australian companies are here well
the Chinese are also keen to invest as
climate change causes the ice around
Greenland to melt bringing the prospect
of mining and oil exploration attention
on this vast island in the far north is
only expected to increase Donald Trump
is unlikely to be the last leader to
show a sudden interest in Greenland