Danish Crown is to sell its China facility, it has revealed. The Denmark-based pork processing major has put the Pinghu-based factory up for sale, a spokesperson confirmed to Just Food. The spokesperson declined to comment further,

Observers doubt the new US president will buy the world's largest island but his interest underlines its strategic importance President Donald Trump's claim that US ownership and control of Greenland is "an absolute necessity" has underlined the strategic importance of the world's largest island in terms of American missile defences and anti-submarine operations.

Chinese companies operate ports on both ends of the Panama Canal and invest in mining in Greenland. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Why is U.S. President Donald Trump so keen now to take over Greenland? By Christine Schwobel-Patel Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with Greenland? During his first presidency, Trump surprised many by voicing his intention in 2019 to buy the Arctic island from Denmark as part of a real estate deal.

The president-elect is suddenly pushing to annex Greenland, reclaim the Panama Canal and absorb Canada, provoking longtime allies just days before taking office.

We need it for international security. And I’m sure that Denmark will come along — it’s costing them a lot of money to maintain it, to keep it,” says new U.S. president.

"For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump added Denmark to his growing list of tariff targets — including Canada, Mexico and China — as he has increasingly spoken of the U.S. taking Greenland off Denmark’s hands. Danish multinational pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk is the sole owner ...

The US offered Denmark $100 million (£79 million ... In 2019, Republican politicians warned China was trying to build airports on Greenland and even buy an old American naval base there.

President-elect Trump’s talk of taking over or acquiring Greenland is highlighting bipartisan talks about the need to increase security around the Arctic island and boost defenses in the region.