According to reports from Reuters and Fox News from the USA on January 3, after President Trump, elected by the USA, stated that it is "absolutely necessary" for the USA to have Greenland, Mute Egede, the Prime Minister of Greenland's autonomous government, expressed in a New Year's speech that it is "necessary" to take significant measures to break away from Denmark and achieve independence. Egede stated in his speech, "Now is the time for us to take a step forward and shape our own future, which involves who we will closely cooperate with and who will be our trading partners." He added, "History and current circumstances show that our cooperation with the Kingdom of Denmark has not successfully achieved complete equality." Egede further said, "Now is the time for our country to take the next step. Like other countries in the world, we must work hard to eliminate barriers to cooperation and break the chains we could call colonialism, thereby moving forward." (Global Times)