China, Cook Islands and New Zealand

Cook Islands-China deal details to be revealed 'in the coming days' - Mark Brown
The Cook Islands prime minister says he is aware of the strong interest in the outcomes of his visit to China.
New Zealand and Cook Islands fall out over China deal
The Cook Islands is hugely reliant on New Zealand under a longstanding "free association" agreement that provides it with defence and financial support. China's growing influence
China, the Cook Islands – and New Zealand’s struggle for influence in the Pacific
By signing a deal with Beijing, the Cook Islands is asserting its independence – in a stark challenge to New Zealand’s Pacific strategy.
Pacific News Minute: New Zealand is wary of relations between Cook Islands, China
China is insisting that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire against anyone in the South Pacific. But the trip is creating a diplomatic dispute between the tiny nation and its chief financial supporter,
New Zealand voices renewed concern as Cook Islands PM eyes agreement with China
New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign agreements without properly consulting with Wellington despite the two nations' constitutional ties.
New Zealand government alarmed by Cook Islands deal with China
The Cook Islands’ pact with China has been furiously denounced by New Zealand as breaching the neo-colonial constitutional arrangements with its Pacific neighbour.
Cook Islands’ ‘strategic’ deal with China angers New Zealand
Australia, New Zealand and the US have been moving to counter China’s growing strategic and diplomatic influence in the past three years by striking agreements with nations including Tuvalu, Nauru and Papua New Guinea aimed at shoring up their status as the region’s primary security partners.
New Zealand concerns mount as Cook Islands PM plans to sign agreement with China
Concerns are mounting in New Zealand as the Cook Islands’ Prime Minister travels to China this week to sign agreements without properly consulting with New Zealand, despite the two nations' constitutional ties.
How passports and a deal with China have put New Zealand at odds with its former colony Cook Islands
Wellington is at odds with the Cook Islands over a looming new agreement with China and the former Pacific colony's plan to have its own passport.
Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands
Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands - Beijing’s growing influence in the South Pacific has hit the close relationship between Wellington and the Cook Islands
Where is the Cook Islands and what is its relationship with New Zealand?
The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres)
First details of Cook Islands-China talks revealed by Mark Brown
Prime Minister Mark Brown's visit to China has ignited debate about influence in the Pacific and New Zealand's role ...
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Cooks and China to partner on undersea mining for critical minerals
Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown posted a Facebook picture from a visit to China’s National Deep Sea Centre in Qingdao, 700km north of Shanghai. The National Deep Sea Centre’s crewed submarine ...
China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...
A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
Cook Islands' diplomatic snub to NZ will be noticed - commentator
A snub by the Cook Islands prime minister will be watched by any nations keen to see how deep New Zealand's partnerships in the region really are, an expert on geopolitics in the Pacific says.
‘Strategic failure’: Secret China deal raises new fears in the Pacific
The tiny nation of Cook Islands has delivered a significant blow to Australia’s efforts to counter China’s push into the ...
A rare diplomatic spat exposes growing pressures in the Pacific as US, China vie for influence
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...