The Cook Islands, a nation of 17,000 people spread across the South Pacific, holds strategic significance beyond its size.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark maintains that Cook Islands, a realm of New Zealand, should have consulted ...

The Cook Islands has officially signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with China, a move that is likely to ...

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

China seeks to increase "political trust" and belt and road cooperation with the Cook Islands, Premier Li Qiang told his visiting counterpart Mark Brown as they met on Friday. Multiple cooperation ...

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Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is going to China to sign the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and other agreements ...

China and the Cook Islands on Friday signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement, but the lack of transparency ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and Chinese Premier Li Qiang signed the deal in Harbin, the capital of northeast China ...

The decision drew from New Zealand, which is increasingly cautious about China's growing presence in the Pacific region.

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