No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...

"The relationship between China and the Cook Islands does not target any third party," the Chinese Foreign Ministry says, as ...

The Cook Islands said it has formalized cooperation pacts with China, including an action plan for a comprehensive strategic ...

Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.

RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS, 03 February 2025. Following the announcement of the launch of the Rarotonga Safety Shelter Programme (RSSP), communities around Rarotonga are actively engaging with the Cook ...

(AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File) BEIJING (AP) — China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the ...

Diplomatic tension between the Cook Islands and New Zealand is growing. Here's what it's about, what China has to do with it, ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — China and the South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal on Friday, raising alarm that Beijing is extending its reach ...

China acknowledged a visit by the Cook Islands leader for the first time on Thursday, amid exasperation in New Zealand that ...

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Analysis: Small island states like the Cooks and Kiribati are not the only Pacific nations extremely exposed to the ...

BEIJING — China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire against anyone in the South Pacific, despite the trip ...