More than a dozen civil society groups are calling on Pacific governments to completely ban deep seabed mining (DSM) as regional leaders meet in Suva for a high-level meeting on deep-sea minerals on ...

China will be able to establish a “significant strategic presence” in the Pacific following its new agreement with the Cook ...

China will be able to establish a "significant strategic presence" in the Pacific, a security studies professor says.

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The deal does not involve any agreement to give an exploration or mining licence to China, says the Cook Islands government.

The Cook Islands said on Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching ...

The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...

The Cook Islands has announced five-year agreement with China for the exploration of seabed minerals. New Zealand has urged ...

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A copy of the deal shows it covers cooperation - but does not involve any agreement to give a license for mining, or exploration. The Cook Islands also signed a Joint Plan for Comprehensive Strategic ...

The Cook Islands said it has formalized cooperation pacts with China, including an action plan for a comprehensive strategic ...

According to me, we have not even used 0.1% of the available resources. There is a sea of opportunities and an ocean of ...