Thousands of Greenlanders, joined by government officials, marched across the capital Nuuk on Saturday to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to take over the territory.
In Nuuk, people began gathering from early afternoon, chanting "Greenland belongs to Greenlanders."
The protest drew broad participation, including Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who waved a Greenlandic flag. Many participants wore caps bearing the words "Make America Go Away."
Before marching to the U.S. consulate in Nuuk, the crowd gathered for a minute of silence.
Then they sang Ayaya songs, a traditional Inuit way of sharing experiences, resolving conflict, and de-escalating tension.
Orla Joelsen who organized the protest said Trump should stop the psychological threats against Greenland.
The psychological impact of Trump's threats is being felt strongly by many there.
"I live in danger. I also don't get so much sleep because in all the news there I see is about Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland, and Greenland is not for sale, and we will never be for sale," said Parnuna Olsen, a protester.
When asked about how she felt in terms of Trump's threat, another protester named Jane said: "Stomachache, nervousness, how this is going to end. Because I know he wants revenge. I don't know any nice words about him."
"I have completely lost for words for what he is doing now. It is just completely insane," said Malik Dolleruk Sehebel, another protester.
Greenland is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy. The United States maintains a military base on the island.
Trump has repeatedly demonstrated his interest in Greenland, from "buying" the island during his first presidential term, to the current employment of "a range of options" including "utilizing the U.S. military" to seize the autonomous island.
Later in the afternoon, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States will impose 10-percent tariffs on all goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland over Greenland issue starting on Feb 1.
Those tariffs would increase to 25 percent on June 1, and would continue until a deal is reached for the United States to purchase Greenland, Trump said on social media.
Greenlanders march across Nuuk against Trump's threat of takeover
Greenlanders march across Nuuk against Trump's threat of takeover
South China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) has seen more rapid development in both consumption and industry since the launch of its special customs operations across the entire tropical island province on Dec 18, 2025.
According to the Haikou Customs, from Dec. 18, 2025 to Jan. 17, 2026, the duty-free sales supervised by customs reached 4.86 billion yuan, up 46.8 percent year on year, and the number of shoppers rose 30.2 percent year on year to 745,000.
As a result of application of preferential policies extended to the island province, the beneficiaries of duty-free shopping were expanded to include travelers departing China from Hainan, a measure that could save money for foreign tourists who previously were not allowed to buy duty-free products when departing China from Hainan.
"It's very convenient. You buy and you pick it on the airport. So, we think it's very convenient. We are for the first time in China and we are very delighted to begin with your country. Everything is tidy. Everything is good [well] organized," said a Croatian tourist.
The launch of island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan FTP, the world's largest FTP by area, has allowed freer entry of overseas goods, expanded zero-tariff coverage and more business-friendly measures.
The two-tiered special customs system in application in the Hainan FTP features "freer access at the first line," facilitating trade between Hainan and areas beyond China's customs borders, and "regulated access at the second line," which involves standard customs controls for the Chinese mainland.
A "second line" port in the provincial capital city of Haikou has also been expanded to handle the increasing trade volume boosted by the island-wide special customs operations, with the local authorities saying that since Dec 18, 2025, about 2,500 to 2,600 trucks are transporting goods at the port every day.
Between Dec. 18, 2025 and Jan. 17, 2026, the value of "first line" imported zero-tariff goods was 750 million yuan (about 107 million U.S. dollars); the value of processed and value-added goods sold domestically through the "second line" was about 85.9 million yuan, according to the Haikou Customs.
"Given the fact that the tonnage of container ships berthing here for port operation tends to become larger and larger in future, if a 200,000-ton-class vessel berths at the port, we need to prepare a larger area to transfer and store the loaded and empty containers," said Yang Xiaobin, deputy director at the bureau of transport and shipping of the Yangpu Economic Development Zone.
Industrial development in Hainan is also boosted by the island-wide special customs operations, with transnationals, including Siemens Energy, busy setting up operations in the Yangpu Economic Development Zone in Danzhou City of Hainan. Siemens Energy had previously built an innovation center in Danzhou. On the very day of the start of special customs operation in the Hainan FTP, Siemens Energy launched a gas turbine assembly base and service center in the city.
"As you can see here, on this piece of land, which covers an area of merely 14.67 hectares, we will build an extended industrial chain mainly led by Siemens Energy," said Li Rui, deputy general manager at the energy development department of Yangpu International.
Over the past month, a total of 5,132 new foreign trade entities were registered. The total number of registered foreign trade market entities in Hainan has now surpassed 100,000, according to official data.
Island-wide special customs operations help boost consumption, industrial development in south China's Hainan FTP
