The peace treaty was signed. Prisoners of war were coming home. The last thing America needed was an international incident.

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China's aid is more opaque. According to AidData, a research group at the College of William and Mary, China has provided ...

The Cook Islands’ pact with China has been furiously denounced by New Zealand as breaching the neo-colonial constitutional ...

Beijing’s growing influence in the South Pacific has hit the close relationship between Wellington and the Cook Islands ...

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With tensions mounting, we break down what the proposed deal between China and the Cook Islands is all about, why New Zealand ...

China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is going to China to sign the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and other agreements. The Cook Islands is part of the realm of New Zealand ...

After Anthony Albanese’s slow start in engaging with Donald Trump following the US President’s election win three months ago, Australia’s $798m down payment to boost American submarine production ...

The tiny nation of Cook Islands has delivered a significant blow to Australia’s efforts to counter China’s push into the ...

A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...