China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal
No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...
Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact ...
What is the Cook Islands deal with China and what has worried NZ?
Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...
Cook Islands deal with China on economy, seabed mining spurs protest
A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships ...
Voice of America6d
China, Cook Islands sign strategic partnership pact
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 ...
scmp.com5d
China seeks deeper trust with Cook Islands, Premier Li tells Prime Minister Mark Brown
China and the Cook Islands set up a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2018. The small South Pacific island country is considering deep-sea mining for minerals such as nickel and cobalt that ...
The Straits Times5d
Cook Islands says comprehensive strategic partnership deal signed with China
SYDNEY - The Cook Islands said on Feb 15 that it signed ... has expressed wariness about Beijing's growing presence in the South Pacific amid fears it could destabilise Western influence.
U.S. News & World Report6d
Cook Islands Says Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Deal Signed With China
Cook Islands Says Comprehensive Strategic Partnership ... has expressed wariness about Beijing's growing presence in the South Pacific amid fears it could destabilise Western influence.
Firstpost4d
Why Cook Islands' deal with China for closer relations matters in the geopolitics of the Pacific
The Cook Islands, a nation of 17,000 people spread across the South Pacific, holds strategic significance beyond its size. Along with 13 other Pacific island nations, it controls vast maritime zones ...
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Fiji Travel Guide
A popular tourist destination in the South Pacific, the Fiji islands are renowned ... exploring the Society Islands, Tuamotus, Marquesas, and beyond to the Cook Islands, Fiji, and Bali. As Australia ...