Diplomatic tension between the Cook Islands and New Zealand is growing. Here's what it's about about, what China has to do with it, and why it matters.

The Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which ...

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The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands has flown to China to seal a controversial security deal, in defiance of warnings from its partner New Zealand.

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