Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...

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

The Cook Islands said it has formalized cooperation pacts with China, including an action plan for a comprehensive strategic ...

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

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark maintains that Cook Islands, a realm of New Zealand, should have consulted Wellington before signing a “partnership” deal with China. “[Cook Islands Prime ...

When China and the Cook Islands established diplomatic relations in 1997, their bilateral trade volume was $145,000. As a ...

"The public deserves to know if there are any debt obligations, resource access clauses, or strategic commitments involved." ...

BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) - 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 ...

The Cook Islands' prime minister on Tuesday defended a new partnership pact with China and urged his country not to depend on ...

SYDNEY -- Seabed mining critics worry that a recent agreement on research collaboration between the Cook Islands and China will focus on exploitation of seabed critical minerals rather than ...

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 ...