A US official announced investments for a port project, amid the broader US/China competition for influence in the Pacific.

1 report, 1 independent Updated Sep 1

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What happened

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Who's involved

What this event is mainly about

Cook Islands Christopher Landau

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Part of

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The entities involved

Cook Islands
country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand
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Christopher Landau
American lawyer and diplomat
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Coverage

Newest first; wire copies grouped

Sep 1rnz.co.nz