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Li: China willing to deepen political mutual trust with Cook Islands
CGTN
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China is willing to deepen political mutual trust and expand practical cooperation with the Cook Islands, said Chinese Premier Li Qiang during his meeting with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on Friday afternoon. Brown is in Harbin City,...
Chinese premier meets Cook Islands PM in Harbin
Xinhua News Agency
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HARBIN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday met with Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Brown is here for the closing ceremony of the 9th Asian...
Hundreds march to Cook Islands’ parliament to oppose deal with China
The Independent
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February 18, 2025
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Visit of Cook Islands PM to deepen exchanges
Global Times
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China-Cook Islands relationship Photo: VCG At the invitation of China, Prime Minister Mark Brown of the Cook Islands will attend the Closing Ceremony of the Asian Winter Games in Harbin from February 10 to 16, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson...
Letter: Ukrainian blood on Cook Islands hands?
Cook Island News
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February 13, 2025
Dear Editor, A dive into the US Department of the Treasury sanctions list (https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions) leads one to conclude that not only is the infamous Cook Islands flagged ship “Eagle S” dragging its anchor in the Baltic Sea to...
Te Pāti Māori co-leader joins protest against ‘aggressive’ Cook Islands PM
The New Zealand Herald
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February 18, 2025
“There’s a group that we’re really concerned about the change of the passport and the impact, not only what it means politically, but what means is whakapapa. “Then obviously there’s more questions than answers when it came to the Chinese...
Will New Zealand invade the Cook Islands to stop China? Seriously
Asia Pacific Report
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February 13, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle The country’s leading daily newspaper, The New Zealand Herald, screamed out this online headline by a columnist on February 10: “Should New Zealand invade the Cook Islands?” The New Zealand government and the mainstream...
First details of Cook Islands-China talks revealed
RNZ
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February 12, 2025
Mark Brown in China. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister, Cook Islands Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says he is aware of the strong interest in the outcomes of his visit to China. The New Zealand government said that the Cook Islands...
China: Cook Islands' relationship with Beijing 'should not be restrained'
RNZ
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February 10, 2025
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown with China's Ambassador to the Pacific Qian Bo at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Rarotonga last year. Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Lydia Lewis China and the Cook Islands' relationship "should not be disrupted or...
China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others
Macau Daily Times
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February 11, 2025
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown China insisted 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, despite the trip stirring up a diplomatic spat between...
Official reaffirms Australia’s role amid Cook Islands-China ties, US aid freeze
Marianas Variety
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CANBERRA (Pacnews) — Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has reaffirmed Australia's commitment to being the “partner of choice” for the Cook Islands and the wider Pacific, as concerns grow over the island nation's engagement with...
Why a China deal has set off a Cook Islands-New Zealand spat
Al Jazeera
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February 10, 2025
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is visiting Beijing this week to sign a strategic partnership agreement with the world’s second-largest economy in the latest sign of China’s expanding influence in the Pacific Islands region. But the...
New Zealand government alarmed by Cook Islands deal with China
World Socialist Web Site
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February 12, 2025
The Cook Islands is set to strike a comprehensive strategic partnership with China, triggering a hysterical response from New Zealand’s government and media, which brands the deal as a major diplomatic victory for Beijing. The US is seeking to...
Marles reaffirms Australia’s role amid Cook Islands-China ties, U.S aid freeze
Pacific News Service
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Australian deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to being the “partner of choice” for the Cook Islands and the wider Pacific, as concerns grow over the island nation’s engagement with China. At a press...
Marles reaffirms Australia’s role amid Cook Islands-China ties, U.S aid dreeze
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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February 12, 2025
By PACNEWS Australian deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to being the “partner of choice” for the Cook Islands and the wider Pacific, as concerns grow over the island nation’s engagement with China. At a...
China says Cook Islands' PM visit isn't meant to antagonise
1News
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China insists 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, despite the trip stirring up a diplomatic spat between it and its chief benefactor, New...
New Zealand voices renewed concern as Cook Islands PM eyes agreement…
Pacific News Service
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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 has...
The diplomatic row between New Zealand and the Cook Islands, explained
RNZ
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February 9, 2025
Winston Peters, left, and Mark Brown. Photo: RNZ/Pacific Islands Forum/123RF Explainer: New Zealand and the Cook Islands are in the middle of a diplomatic row. A series of events has frustrated New Zealand, with the latest being the island...
New Zealand and Cook Islands fall out over China deal
BBC
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February 10, 2025
Kathryn ArmstrongBBC News The Cook Islands is the latest Pacific country to strengthen its ties with China New Zealand has accused the Cook Islands government of a lack of transparency over its plans to strike a partnership deal with China. The...
From New Zealand realm to sovereign recognition: understanding the Cook Islands
Malay Mail
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February 10, 2025
WELLINGTON, Feb 10 — 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) The country in 2021 had a population of 15,040. Ongoing New...