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Gwadar Book Festival: A Literary Call to Action Amid Climate Crisis
The festival shone the spotlight on climate change, rallying voices for resilience in a city facing the brunt of ...
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’ 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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Straits Times4d
China, Cook Islands sign action plan for partnership deal
BEIJING - China and the Cook Islands signed an action plan last week for a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday, giving further ...
Global Voices Online5d
Cook Islands and China sign partnership agreement amid transparency and security concerns
The Cook Islands and China signed a partnership agreement on February 15, further strengthening China's position in the Pacific. The agreement emerged despite the concern of some stakeholders about ...
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 ...
manilatimes5d
Cook Islands, China to expand alliance
(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 ...