The controversy over Greenland airports shows China isn’t fully welcome in the Arctic — yet
ANALYSIS: A move by Denmark to pay for upgrades to Greenland's airport infrastructure may have kept China out for now, but its influence in the Arctic will continue to grow.
Earlier this week, it was announced that in exchange for 700 million Danish kroner ($109 million), Greenland would allow Denmark a 33 percent stake in Kalaallit Airports, the state-owned company formed to renovate, own, and operate airports in three locations: the capital of Nuuk, the iceberg-filled tourist destination of Ilulissat, and Qaqortoq, where facilities would be built from scratch.
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