Senator Marco Rubio argues that the United States should exert greater control over Greenland to counter China's growing presence in the Arctic region. He claims that China's increasing influence poses a threat to US and global security, and that Denmark, which governs Greenland, would rely on the US for protection.
“This is not about acquiring land for the purpose of acquiring land,” Rubio said in an interview on Thursday with Megyn Kelly on SiriusXM.The Arctic region is going to become increasingly “critical” and it’s “realistic” to think China will beef up its presence there, said Rubio. That is “completely unacceptable” to U.S. and global security, he continued.
Denmark, of which Greenland is an autonomous Danish territory, would not be able to stop threats from China, Rubio warned. “They would rely on the United States to do so,” he noted. “And so his point is, if the United States is on the hook to provide as we are now, we have a defense agreement with them to protect Greenland, if it comes under assault, if we’re already on the hook for having to do that, then we might as well have more control over what happens there.
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