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 ...
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 ...
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New Zealand’s trouble in paradise
New Zealand is taking too hasty and too abrasive an approach to Pacific islands, putting leadership in the region on edge. We ...
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China: Cook Islands’ relationship with Beijing ‘should not be restrained’
China and the Cook Islands’ relationship “should not be disrupted or restrained by any third party”, says Chinese Foreign ...
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China triggers Pacific diplomatic crisis after granting rare honor to tiny island nation
The leader of the Cook Islands is this week making his country's first ever state visit to China in order to sign a deal, ...
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Diplomatic Tides: Cook Islands PM's Crucial Beijing Visit
The Cook Islands Prime Minister's visit to Beijing aims to explore renewable energy and agriculture cooperation, amidst growing China-Pacific relations. New Zealand, a longtime Cook Islands partner, ...
China says a visit by Cook Islands' prime minister isn't meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
BEIJING (AP) — China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not ...
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 ...
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DeepSeek's new AI chatbot and ChatGPT answer sensitive questions about China differently
What happened during the military crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in June 1989? The 1989 crackdown saw government troops open fire on student-led pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's ...
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New Zealand to review Kiribati aid after alleged snub
The unusual move to review all finance to Kiribati was prompted by the abrupt cancelation of a planned meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday last week between Kiribati President Taneti Maamau and New ...
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New Zealand reviews its aid to Kiribati after the Pacific island nation snubs an official’s visit
Self-governing Taiwan is claimed by China and since the shift, Beijing has increased aid to Kiribati. An official snub provokes backlash Peters was scheduled to meet Maamau, who has led the ...