Cook Islands announces deep sea minerals deal with China
The Cook Islands has announced five-year agreement with China for the exploration of seabed minerals. New Zealand has urged ...
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The Nansei Islands: Japan’s Frontline in a Taiwan Emergency
China is ramping up its military actions and raising tensions in the Nansei Islands. Japan is bolstering its presence in ...
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 ...
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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.
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 ...
Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The South Pacific country of Cook Islands on Tuesday unveiled the details of a deal with China ...
A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
Where is the Cook Islands and what is its relationship with New Zealand?
The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres) ...
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Cook Islands PM aims to boost trade ties during China visit
SYDNEY - Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit China next week, the first visit by a leader of the small South Pacific state in a decade, to help improve ties ranging from trade ...