For years, China has attempted to establish a foothold in Greenland through infrastructure investments, but no Chinese investment has come to fruition due to geopolitical concerns. In the last 10 years, China has
ventured to invest in Greenland’s airports, an abandoned naval station, and a satellite ground station, but its ambitions have been largely stalled and curtailed by U.S. and Danish stakeholders. While China has yet to build a Polar Silk Road of geopolitical significance, China’s dominant position in rare earth separating and processing offers it an advantage in accessing Greenland’s rare earth resources via processing offtake agreements. The United States is actively looking for ways to counter China’s hold on global REE resources