For years, the U.S. government has urged China to show "restraint" in pushing its claim on Taiwan and to drop military threats to bring the democratically governed island under its control.

Nevertheless, Trump’s comments on Greenland have created a stir on Chinese social media, which is subject to censorship. “If Greenland is annexed by the United States, China must take Taiwan,” Wang Jiangyu (王江雨), a professor of law at City University of Hong Kong, wrote on Sina Weibo.

The President-elect’s brand of America First isolationism has always sat awkwardly with his Napoleonic tendencies.

Greenland’s prime minister said he will seek a closer relationship with the US, highlighting the Arctic island’s push for independence amid renewed interest from Donald Trump.

Greenland has expressed its willingness to collaborate with the United States on territorial defense and the development of local mining resources. Prime Minister Múte Egede stated that his government is exploring ways to engage in discussions with Donald Trump,

Greenland's Prime Minister Múte Egede expressed readiness to work closely with the U.S. on defense and natural resources while firmly asserting the islanders' desire not to become part of America. This response follows President-elect Donald Trump's musings about acquiring the Arctic territory.