The Cook Islands/China strategic partnership is a huge diplomatic failure - Richard Prebble
It is deep in Pacific culture. In the village, everyone knows everything. Our High Commissioner, Catherine Graham, holds degrees in International Relations & Politics and Commerce, Economics & Public ...
Cook Islands Government Releases Details Of Deal With China
The Cook Islands government has released the text of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement that it has signed with Beijing. Cooperation on seabed mining, the establishment of diplomatic ...
Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
The public quarrel between New Zealand and the Cook Islands — which share a passport, a military and constitutional ties — is ...
New Zealand must ‘reset’ Cook Islands ties after China pact, foreign minister says
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands ...
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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.
Explainer: 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 week, have raised concerns in New Zealand, which has a close constitutional ...
Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna
Fourteen Pacific island nations will receive $107 million to adapt their tuna-dependent economies as climate change pushes ...
Winston Peters calls for ‘reset’ of relationship with Cook Islands - but how?
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has called for a “reset” of New Zealand’s relationship with the Cook Islands. In a speech to the Pacific Island Political Science Association in Wellington on Wednesday ...
Pollies: Should MPs join protests in other countries?
There's controversy over Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer taking part in an anti-government protest in the Cook Islands.
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Cook Islands Deal with China on Seabed Mining Spurs Protest
A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships ...