<span fr-original-class="customBullet" fr-original-style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 12px; vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block;" style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 12px; vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block; box-sizing: border-box;">•&nbsp; China and the Pacific: China stands to gain significant influence in the Pacific if its latest agreement with the Cook Islands moves forward, but the decision has caught New Zealand off guard, potentially violating long-standing constitutional arrangements.<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What they're saying:&nbsp;While the Cook Islands enjoys self-governance in free association with Aotearoa—allowing independent policy decisions—it must consult New Zealand on matters of defence and security. PM Mark Brown, set to sign the deal in Beijing, insists on diversifying economic partnerships to sustain prosperity, yet New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters warns of a lack of transparency.</li></ul>

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