Environment
Cook Islands PM wants to increase trade relations with China
Cook Islands Prime Minster Mark Brown will travel to China next week. This is the first time in 10 years that a leader from the small South Pacific nation has visited China. The visit aims to improve relations between the two countries, including trade, investment, tourism, and infrastructure. The visit is part of Beijing's efforts to expand its influence in the Pacific and comes after Pacific Island Nations raised concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid and crackdown on illegal immigration, as well as withdraw from The Paris Agreement regarding climate change. In a Thursday statement,...