Abstract
Developments in 2016 have again placed China’s role and interests in Greenlandin the middle of discussions and tensions between Nuuk and Copenhagenconcerning the future of the Kingdom of Denmark. This chapter examines theclash of expectations, interests and concerns in relations between Greenland,Denmark and China. It shows the different, and increasingly conflicting,assessments developing in Nuuk, Copenhagen and Beijing of promises and risksassociated with Chinese investments in Greenland. The chapter argues that suchdevelopments have to be analysed in the broader context of growing Greenlandicambitions – and efforts – to resist Denmark’s emphasis on the Kingdom ofDenmark as one unitary foreign policy actor.