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 relationship with its tiny Pacific neighbour.
Cook Islands PM Pledges to Release Details of China Deal
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said he would release soon the full details of a comprehensive strategic partnership deal signed between China and his country, which has raised concerns in New Zealand with which it has constitutional ties.
Australia accused China of an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter after one of its warplanes intercepted an Australian Defence Force helicopter on May 4, 2024 in international waters. The Chinese ...
Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.
President Donald Trump has made repeated claims that China “operates” the Panama Canal in recent weeks and has threatened to ...
The tri-carrier war game in the Philippine Sea comes as seven Chinese warships reached the area earlier this week.
TOKYO -- Chinese military vessels sailed through waters around Japan's southwestern islands 68 times in 2024, more than ...
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