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A “Sputnik moment” in Deep Sea Mining
China’s deep-sea mining deal with the Cook Islands raises the stakes in critical mineral competition, with the United States at risk of falling behind. In February, the Cook Islands announced a key ...
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She Fought for a Shark Sanctuary. But Does It Work?
Eighteen months later it was law, with a minimum $73,000 fine levied on any boat found selling or transporting shark parts in the Cook Islands’ exclusive economic zone. She now lives in a stilt ...
Reuters1mon
Cook Islands signs partnership deal with China
SYDNEY, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Cook Islands said on Saturday that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China, a move expected to raise concerns in New Zealand with which it ...
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Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
Cook Islands, with a population of 15,000, a tourism economy and a large exclusive economic zone, is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand, which provides the bulk of ...
The Independent1mon
Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands
A collection of 15 small islands and atolls, Cook Islands has a population of 15,000 and a large exclusive economic zone. It has been self-governing in free association with New Zealand ...