A US official announced investments for a port project, amid the broader US/China competition for influence in the Pacific.
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Updated Sep 1
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What happened
A US official announced investments for a port project, amid the broader US/China competition for influence in the Pacific.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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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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