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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 ...

China and the Cook Islands on Friday signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement, but the lack of transparency around the details has alarmed New Zealand, the South Pacific state’s ...

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

This includes the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea (SCS ... Weichert, a Senior National Security Editor at The National Interest as well as a Senior Fellow at the Center for the National ...

BEIJING - China and the Cook Islands ... support and commits to defend the island nation, whose people are New Zealand citizens. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking ...

(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 ...

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 (Feb 17), giving ...

BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) - China and the Cook Islands signed an action plan last ... Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals ...

SYDNEY, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Cook Islands said on Saturday that ... from enhanced partnership opportunities with China in areas aligned with our national interests and long-term development ...

The Cook Islands said on Saturday (February ... to benefit from enhanced partnership opportunities with China in areas aligned with our national interests and long-term development goals," Mr ...

The deal was signed by Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown during a visit to Beijing. Brown said this month that he was heading to China seeking a partnership in national development including ...