Trump’s massive Greenland deal makes clear who controls the Arctic’s strategic future

Call it a win-win for Denmark and President Donald Trump.

"The United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the security of Greenland, and the United States of America.

Additionally, from now on, no U.S. adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland, have a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval," he posted on Friday.

Trump’s Greenland deal is a move to freeze out China and protect America in the Western hemisphere.

In decades past, Americans could indulge our natural aversion to foreign policy and bask in economic prosperity and a Western hemisphere free of major threats.

Then China’s President Xi Jinping started pouring money into Arctic nations when he took over in 2012.

Greenland was a prime target.

The Greenland Self-Governance Act of 2009 provided no real barrier to Chinese investment in critical infrastructure.

By 2017, the amount of Chinese foreign direct investment totaled hundreds of millions of dollars — equating to roughly 11% of Greenland’s gross domestic product.

By comparison, Chinese investment in Canada constituted only 2.4% of GDP.

China also tried to expand its footprint in Greenland by bidding on construction contracts to expand its airports, a move Denmark ultimately blocked.

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And Trump is on it.

Greenland is a "highly strategic parcel of land," as Trump phrased it.