Cook Islands deal opens up Pacific to China: expert

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Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Photo: Liu Bin By Lauren Crimp of RNZ  China will be able to establish a "significant strategic presence" in the Pacific following its new agreement with the Cook Islands, a security studies professor says.

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