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1 Year In: How the China-Cook Islands Partnership Agreement Is Shaping Up

China took an extraordinary diplomatic step last February by unveiling a comprehensive strategic agreement with the Cook ...
World Socialist Web Site

New Zealand’s record of colonial oppression of the Cook Islands

Last month, New Zealand’s political and media establishment erupted in outrage over the decision by the Cook Islands government to sign a wide-ranging strategic partnership agreement with China ...
The Diplomat

Cook Islands’ China Shock: A ‘Frog in the Pot’ Moment for Pacific Security

From left to right, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Cook Islands Tukaka Ama, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, and Chinese Minister ...
The New York Times

The Tiny Nation at the Vanguard of Mining the Ocean Floor

Below the waters of the Cook Islands, population 15,000, lie minerals used to power electric cars. Extracting them could bring riches, but many say it’s a bad idea. By Pete McKenzie Reporting from ...