US Vice President JD Vance criticised Denmark for inadequate protection of Greenland's security during his recent visit. He highlighted under-investment in the region and stressed its strategic importance. Amid renewed US interest in acquiring Greenland, Vance expects a peaceful negotiation. Danish and Greenlandic leaders condemned the uninvited visit, with a poll showing most Greenlanders opposing US annexation.
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China on Tuesday rejected what it called "manipulation and hype" around two of its nationals captured in Ukraine after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of dragging Beijing into its invasion. Beijing urged "relevant parties to accurately understand China's objective and impartial stance, and to refrain from political manipulation and hype", Lin said.
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