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 ...
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 strikes deal with China on seabed minerals
The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...
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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.
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China’s Pacific power play: How the Cook Islands deal threatens regional security
In a geopolitical manoeuvre that should alarm every nation invested in Pacific stability, the Cook Islands has fallen prey to Beijing’s predatory diplomacy. The recently signed ...
Winston Peters needs to address Cook Islands-China deal during meeting - Helen Clark
The Foreign Minister needs to restate the relationship with the Cook Islands during talks with his Chinese counterpart, ...
China-Cook Islands deal raises security concerns for NZ
China will be able to establish a “significant strategic presence” in the Pacific following its new agreement with the Cook ...
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Cook Islands is gonna need a bigger boat – two of them
Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown thinks he’s going to need a bigger boat. And that’s partly true. But what he also ...
Rather than falling victim to zero-sum illusions, the West must embrace the multiplex nature of Pacific diplomacy
Rather than falling victim to zero-sum illusions, the West must embrace the multiplex nature of Pacific diplomacy.
New Zealand foreign minister to question Chinese naval activity in Beijing visit
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters will touch down in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit as relations ...
New Zealand must ‘reset’ Cook Islands ties after China pact, foreign minister says
The Cook Islands is a self-governing nation and maintains free association with Wellington, sharing a head of state and ...