At the invitation of China, Prime Minister Mark Brown of the Cook Islands will attend the Closing Ceremony ... China has consistently opposed unilateral sanctions that lack a basis in international law and are not authorized by ...
China’s naval task group traversed between Australia and New Zealand, firing live rounds causing airline diversions and forging a new agreement with the Cook Islands, raising concerns in Australasian corridors.
Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters needs to restate New Zealand’s relationship with the Cook Islands during talks with his Chinese counterpart, former Prime Minister Helen
China will be able to establish a “significant strategic presence” in the Pacific following its new agreement with the Cook Islands, a security studies professor says. The Cook Islands has signed a memorandum of understanding with China,