The Diplomat3d
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.
Newsroom10d
Cooks and China partner on undersea exploration for lucrative critical minerals
Analysis: This is no mere holiday snapshot – this is the Cooks PM discovering China's seabed mining expertise, writes ...
Associated Press12d
China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
(AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File) BEIJING (AP) — China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the ...
China confirms 'in-depth exchange' with Cook Islands as New Zealand faces criticism for bullying
Beijing revealed details of its meeting with Prime Minister Mark Brown for the first time on Thursday, as New Zealand Foreign ...
The Washington Post9d
China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal
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 ...
Anadolu Ajansi3d
Cook Islands ‘always free to choose’ to be independent: New Zealand
Cook Islands is “always free to choose” to be independent of New Zealand, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Wednesday. The statement from Peters came amid tensions between Wellington and ...