Britain is discussing with NATO allies how to enhance Arctic security against Russia and China. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said Sunday that these talks are routine and not a response to U.S.

LONDON — Do not antagonize one's opponents unnecessarily, a basic principle of diplomacy says. But as the United States faces a trade war with China and various tensions overseas, President Donald Trump's emissaries are increasingly ticking off allied ...

"As a Danish company that has been rooted in China for 30 years, we are greatly encouraged by President Xi's reply to the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China. We see China as fertile ground for our continued investment and long-term development," said Ulrik Gernow, Group Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Grundfos, in a statement shared with the Global Times.

China's foreign minister said Monday that his country backs Copenhagen's sovereignty over Greenland during a meeting with his Danish counterpart in Beijing, pushing back against threats by US President Donald Trump to take over the vast Arctic landmass.

"As a Danish company that has been rooted in China for 30 years, we are greatly encouraged by President Xi's reply to the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China. We see China as fertile ground for our continued investment and long-term development," said Ulrik Gernow, Group Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Grundfos, in a statement shared with the Global Times.

President Donald Trump says controlling Greenland is essential to prevent Russia and China from gaining more of a foothold in the Arctic. But a number of concerned European officials and a growing, bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in Washington believe that Trump’s insistence that the U.

TIME spoke to legal experts about whether Trump could legally pull the U.S. out of NATO and the wider implications.