Cook Islands deal opens up Pacific to China - expert
China will be able to establish a "significant strategic presence" in the Pacific, a security studies professor says.
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Cook Islands strikes deal with China on seabed minerals
Cook Islanders hold New Zealand citizenship. Brown said the seabed minerals deal supported the partnership pact he signed in ...
China-Cook Islands deal raises security concerns for NZ
China will be able to establish a “significant strategic presence” in the Pacific following its new agreement with the Cook ...
More Than A Dozen NGOs Call For Total Ban On Deep Seabed Mining As Pacific Leaders Meet In Fiji
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