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China’s Pacific power play: How the Cook Islands deal threatens regional security
The Cook Islands’ strategic location halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii made it a crucial logistics base during World War II. American forces established airstrips on Penrhyn and Aitutaki, with ...
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Cook Islands PM beats no-confidence vote, slams New Zealand
The Cook Islands' prime minister survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, blaming "misinformation" from former colonial ...
Acting Prime Minister David Seymour Calls China Flotilla A 'Tactical Error'
Acting Prime Minister David Seymour told media on Wednesday, the Chinese had made a "tactical error" by moving through the ...
Cook Islands PM survives vote, blames NZ ‘misinformation’
Cook Islands Prime Minister survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday, blaming “misinformation” from former colonial ruler New Zealand for destabilising his ...
Cook Islands PM beats no-confidence vote over China deals
Prime Minister Mark Brown struck a strategic partnership with China this month, irking Cook Islands’ opposition and New ...
Cook Islands PM Survives No-Confidence Vote Over China Pact
Members of parliament voted 13-9 to defeat the motion introduced by the Cook Islands United Party. Two members abstained from ...
Cook Islands PM breaks silence in communications to Luxon
The Cook Islands Prime Minister has written to Christopher Luxon after weeks of communication silence with the New Zealand ...
Cook Islands Crisis: Mark Brown writes to Christopher Luxon
The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, has written to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon as the crisis in the ...
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Thailand’s Cooperation With China on Cross-border Crime Comes at a Cost
During Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, one of the ...
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China didn’t violate any rules with its live-fire naval exercises. So, why are Australia and NZ so worried?
In recent days, the Chinese Navy conducted two live-fire military exercises in waters near Australia and New Zealand, ...
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China's Strategic Maneuvers in the South Pacific Stir Tensions Down Under
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 ...
New Zealand government whips up hysteria over Chinese naval exercise in Tasman Sea
The government’s rabid response to the Chinese warships is aimed at justifying a major spending increase on the military and ...