Trump, Greenland, and a growing rift with Europe

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  Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.

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  This is the point.

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  This year's World Economic Forum has reviewed a huge rift between President Donald Trump and European leaders over his administration's ongoing threats of owning Greenland.

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  President Trump has ruled out the use of force for the time being and back down on his tariff threats,

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  but insists he wants a right title and ownership of the Danish territory.

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  He claims to have reached a framework of a future deal on Arctic security and mineral access with NATO chief Mark Rutte.

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  But the Danish government quickly responded by stressing only Denmark and Greenland themselves can make decisions on issues concerning Greenland and sovereignty.

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  is non-negotiable.

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  So, under the rift, what exactly is going on?

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  How does the Trump administration view Europe, indeed?

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  And what does all this mean for the future of U.S.-Europe relationship?

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  Welcome to this special edition of The Point with me, Liu Xin, coming to you from Beijing.

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  Joining us from Rome, Italy is Michele Giracci,

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  former Undersecretary of the State of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development.

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  and professor of finance at New York University, from New York University Shanghai.

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  Sorry about that.

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  From Washington DC, we're going to have Klaus Larris.

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  He's not there for the time being, but joining us.

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  From Beijing, I'm happy to have Ana Rosalio Malindogui,

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  Secretary-General of the Association for Philippines-China Understanding and here in our Beijing studio,

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