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

The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact ...

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

China and the Cook Islands on Friday signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement, but the lack of transparency around the details has alarmed New Zealand, the South Pacific state’s ...

The Cook Islands said on Saturday (February 15, 2025) that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China, a move expected to raise concerns in New Zealand with which it has ...

A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships ...

Cook Islands PM visits China, to meet Premier Li Qiang New Zealand upset over lack of consultation on agreements Brown to sign strategic partnership with China on infrastructure, trade ...

(UPDATE) WELLINGTON — The Cook Islands has inked a deal to expand relations with China, stressing that the accord does not impinge on ties with former colonial power New Zealand. Prime Minister Mark ...

China hoped to increase “political trust” and belt and road cooperation with the Cook Islands, Premier Li Qiang told his visiting counterpart Mark Brown when they met on Friday. Multiple ...

SYDNEY, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Cook Islands said on Saturday that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China, a move expected to raise concerns in New Zealand with which it ...

BEIJING - China acknowledged a visit by the Cook Islands leader for the first time on Thursday, amid exasperation in New Zealand that it was not consulted about expected agreements involving the ...