Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said he would release soon the full details of a comprehensive strategic partnership deal signed between China and his country, which has raised concerns in New Zealand with which it has constitutional ties.

The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact provoked a rare diplomatic clash with the nation’s chief benefactor, New Zealand,

Hundreds of Cook Islanders protested outside their parliament in the capital, Avarua, on Monday (February 17), demonstrating against Prime Minister Mark Brown's strategic partnership deal with China.