US' eyes greedily set on Greenland

Incoming US president Donald Trump recently reiterated his eagerness to purchase Greenland from Denmark, without ruling out the possibility of taking the world's largest island by military force. Such remarks shocked the world.

Why does Trump attach so much importance to the control of Greenland?

An autonomous territory of Denmark, Greenland has an area of more than 2 million square kilometers and a population of about 50,000, and is rich in oil and minerals. It is therefore possible that Trump wants the control of Greenland to use the island's resources for the benefit of the US. In particular, the mineral resources, such as rare earths, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead ore and zinc ore, could play a big role in boosting the US' industries and national power.