President Trump withdraws threatened tariffs over Greenland
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What did President Trump announce regarding Greenland?
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Why did Trump backtrack on tariffs related to Greenland?
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Celia Hatton, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 22nd of January, these are our main stories. Donald Trump has rode back on threats to apply trade tariffs on countries opposing his ambitions to take over Greenland, after what he called a very productive meeting with the head of NATO. Three activists who organized an annual Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong before it was banned have gone on trial facing national security charges. Also in this podcast, which country do you think manufactures the most cars per capita?
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For weeks, Donald Trump has been setting off warning bells in Europe, saying the United States needs to acquire Greenland. And he began his day at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland by repeating his strategic desire for what he described as a big, beautiful piece of ice. But he was already softening his stance. He ruled out using military force to seize Greenland. Then, hours later, a big breakthrough.
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Mr. Trump wrote on social media that he'd formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and the entire Arctic region. He added that he was dropping his planned extra tariffs on some European nations after what he described as a very productive meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. But the president offered few other details when speaking to journalists. Here he is talking to the American network CNBC.
Well, we have a concept of a deal. I think it's going to be a very good deal for the United States, also for them.
What factors contributed to Slovakia's success in car manufacturing?
And we're going to work together on something having to do with the Arctic as a whole, but also Greenland. And it has to do with the security, great security, strong security and other things.
The tariffs are off? Nothing happens on February 1st?
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No, we took that off because it looks like we have pretty much a concept of a deal. A deal of ownership?
Well, it's a little bit complex, but we'll explain it down the line. But the Secretary General of NATO and I and some other people
were talking and it's the kind of a deal that i wanted to be able to where does denmark did they weigh in on on what they want what they would agree to well i assume they did because he very much represents he's a strong leader mark you know mark and he uh i assume he's been speaking to them he's been speaking to all of them are mineral rights involved is ownership involved did the golden dome sway people i don't want to say yet
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European leaders have welcomed President Trump's apparent climb down. Denmark, which controls the semi-autonomous territory, said the day had ended better than it started. Mr Trump mentioned Mark Rutte. He was asked on Fox News whether Greenland would still be part of the Kingdom of Denmark under the proposals.
That issue did not come up anymore in my conversations tonight, Mr. President. We very much focused on what do we need to do to make sure that that huge Arctic region where change is taking place at the moment, where the Chinese and Russians are more and more active, how we can protect it.
I asked our correspondent in Washington, Helena Humphrey, what we know about this potential deal.
I think it's fair to say there was kind of a sigh of relief, I'm sure, from European leaders in Davos. But that will be replaced by so many question marks right now because we just don't know exactly what Donald Trump is coming away with.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What did President Trump announce regarding Greenland?
0:00–0:53
2
Why did Trump backtrack on tariffs related to Greenland?
0:53–1:39
3
What is the significance of the new Board of Peace proposed by Trump?
1:39–1:57
4
What are the implications of the Tiananmen Square vigil trial in Hong Kong?
1:57–2:25
5
Why is Slovakia the highest car manufacturer per capita?
2:25–3:00
6
What factors contributed to Slovakia's success in car manufacturing?
3:00–3:14
7
What recent archaeological discovery was made in Sulawesi, Indonesia?
3:14–3:55
8
How does the discovery of ancient cave art challenge previous assumptions about art's origins?
3:55–32:16
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