“CHINA THREAT”
Trump rattled European leaders by seizing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who’s now detained in New York.
Trump has mentioned the US will “run” Venezuela indefinitely and faucet its large oil reserves.
The US chief has equally ramped up strain on Greenland over latest months, saying in December that Russian and Chinese language ships had been “throughout” the territory’s coast.
The overseas ministry in Beijing hit again on Monday, urging Washington to “cease utilizing the so-called China risk as an excuse to hunt private achieve”.
Aaja Chemnitz, who represents Greenland within the Danish parliament, accused Trump of “spreading lies about Chinese language and Russian warships”.
“The individuals of Greenland ought to go into preparation mode,” she informed AFP, including that Greenlanders wanted to begin taking Trump rather more significantly.
On the streets of Copenhagen, individuals expressed bewilderment at Trump’s threats.
“I believe it is slightly loopy that he can say these issues,” mentioned Frederik Olsen, 56.
“He has all of the entry he desires for the troops,” mentioned Christian Harpsoe, 46. “I see no want. You can’t examine this to Venezuela.”
