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 ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Cook Islands said on Saturday that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China - a ...

The Cook Islands needs trade and investment. Its economy depends on tourism, and, having graduated to “high-income” status in ...

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

China acknowledged a visit by the Cook Islands leader for the first time on Thursday, amid exasperation in New Zealand that ...

New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign ...

China stood ready for "in-depth" talks with the Cook Islands, Beijing said on Thursday, a day before a meeting between ...

China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...

The Cook Islands is hugely reliant on New Zealand under a longstanding "free association" agreement that provides it with ...

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

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