China, Cook Islands

What is the Cook Islands deal with China and what has worried NZ?
Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this week, have raised concerns in New Zealand, which has a close constitutional relationship with its tiny Pacific neighbour.
Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact provoked a rare diplomatic clash with the nation’s chief benefactor, New Zealand,
'Trust, but verify': Winston Peters calls for the release of all details of the Cook Islands-China deal
New Zealand claims Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is not sharing all the documents on his recent agreement signed with China.
New Zealand must ‘reset’ Cook Islands ties after China pact, foreign minister says
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands government after its Pacific neighbour signed agreements with China without consultation.
Cook Islands signs strategic agreement with China
The tiny Pacific nation’s partnership agreement with China was signed amid a furious diplomatic row with New Zealand, its former colonial ruler.
Cook Islands PM Pledges to Release Details of China Deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said he would release soon the full details of a comprehensive strategic partnership deal signed between China and his country, which has raised concerns in New Zealand with which it has constitutional ties.
Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands
Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands - Beijing’s growing influence in the South Pacific has hit the close relationship between Wellington and the Cook Islands
New Zealand to seek Cook Islands reset over China pact
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has used a policy address to remind the Cook Islands of their responsibilities under a longstanding pact with New Zealand.
Cook Islands government releases details of deal with China
More than 400 people took to the streets a day after the prime minister returned from China, where he signed a strategic partnership deal. The Cook Islands government has released the text of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement that it has signed with Beijing.
The Cook Islands/China strategic partnership is a huge diplomatic failure - Richard Prebble
It is deep in Pacific culture. In the village, everyone knows everything. Our High Commissioner, Catherine Graham, holds degrees in International Relations & Politics and Commerce, Economics & Public Policy.
Cook Islanders Protest Deal With China - TaiwanPlus News
A recent deal between China and the Cook Islands has spurred protests in the Islands over controversial deep-sea mining provisions and what some residents perceive as threats to its close ties to New Zealand.
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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.
China says a visit by Cook Islands' prime minister isn't meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire ...
Newsroom2d
Cook Islands is gonna need a bigger boat – two of them
Analysis: NZ and Cooks taxpayers could pick up most of the tab to buy a new $5m ferry from China, writes Jonathan Milne ...
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Cook Islands beneficiary of Belt and Road cooperation
When China and the Cook Islands established diplomatic relations in 1997, their bilateral trade volume was $145,000. As a ...