BEIJING: China absolutely respects Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity on the Greenland difficulty, International Minister Wang Yi advised his Danish counterpart on Monday (Might 19), urging the European nation to reciprocate over China’s personal sovereignty issues.
United States President Donald Trump has in current months insisted that Washington ought to take over the strategically positioned, semi-autonomous Danish territory.
Beijing hopes Denmark will “proceed to help China’s official place on points regarding China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”, Wang advised Denmark’s International Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Beijing on Monday, based on a ministry assertion.
The assembly came about after Beijing criticised Denmark for internet hosting former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen final week, who met Danish lawmakers and gave a speech at a democracy summit in Copenhagen.
China claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its personal territory. Taiwan’s authorities rejects Beijing’s sovereignty declare.
Ties between China and Denmark are challenged by the latter’s casual relations with Taiwan and hit a low level in 2009 when the Dalai Lama visited Copenhagen.
However relations improved after Denmark accepted China’s provide of two pandas as a part of its so-called “panda diplomacy”.
Each international locations’ cooperation has a big give attention to inexperienced options, with Denmark’s experience in wind energy and environmental options matching China’s urge for food for the inexperienced transition.
China is keen to deepen financial and commerce cooperation with Denmark, in addition to cooperation in scientific innovation and the inexperienced economic system, Wang advised Rasmussen.
The 2 sides share a widespread consensus on safeguarding multilateralism and defending free commerce, he mentioned, including that China is keen to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with the EU.
