The Cook Islands said on Saturday that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China - a move expected to ...

No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is willing to deepen mutual political trust with the Cook Islands, China's Premier Li Qiang said ...

Cook Islands signs strategic partnership with China, raising concerns in New Zealand over growing Chinese presence in the ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says the deal with China "complements, not replaces" the relationship with New Zealand ...

Cook Islands officials yesterday said they had discussed seabed minerals research with China as the small Pacific island ...

New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters said he will wait to see the contents of China’s ...

China seeks to enhance political trust and cooperation with the Cook Islands, as discussed by Premier Li Qiang and Prime ...

The Cook Islands causes concern in New Zealand as it moves toward a possible collaboration with China on deep-sea mining.

SYDNEY, Feb 14, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Cook Islands officials said Friday they had discussed seabed minerals research with China as the small Pacific island mulls deep-sea mining of its waters.