Cook Islands China deal riles allies as West's grip loosens
The Cook Islands may be small but the ambitions of its leader are mighty and his signing of a range of deals with China ...
Explainer-What Is the Cook Islands Deal With China and What Has Worried NZ?
The country’s Seabed Minerals Authority estimates there are 6.7 billion tonnes of mineral-rich nodules on its sea floor, ...
Cook Islands deal with China on economy, seabed mining spurs protest
A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships ...
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Avarua protestors demand transparency in the China-Cook Islands agreement
"The Cook Islands is small, and when you sign deals with economic giants like China, you have to question the long-term consequences." ...
Cook Islands Says It Has Signed Cooperation Pacts With China
The Cook Islands said it has formalized cooperation pacts with China, including an action plan for a comprehensive strategic ...
Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
(AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The South Pacific country of Cook Islands on Tuesday unveiled ...
Cook Islands PM survives no-confidence vote over China pact
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown survived on Wednesday a vote of no confidence in parliament brought by the opposition ...
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Cook Islands’ China Shock: A ‘Frog in the Pot’ Moment for Pacific Security
Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.
Why Cook Islands' deal with China for closer relations matters in the geopolitics of the Pacific
The Cook Islands, a nation of 17,000 people spread across the South Pacific, holds strategic significance beyond its size. Along with 13 other Pacific island nations, it controls vast maritime zones t ...
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Hundreds march to Cook Islands’ parliament to oppose deal with China
The Cook Islands recently unveiled the terms of its strategic partnership with China, covering areas like deep-sea mining and ...
New Zealand Must ‘Reset’ Cook Islands Ties After China Pact, Foreign Minister Says
(Reuters) - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the ...