Pacific Security   

Hundreds of Cook Islanders have taken to the streets to petition the government to maintain close ties with Aotearoa-New Zealand, as their government finally released a new pact with China.

China and the Cook Islands signed an action plan for a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, China's Foreign Ministry says, in an agreement expected to raise concerns in New Z...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown faces a growing backlash against his plans to strengthen ties with China, including a vote of no confidence in his leadership.

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has ordered the repatriation of Chinese police officers in the country due to concerns that China's growing presence in the region could undermine democratic syst...

While it's too early to tell where security talks between Papua New Guinea and China will go, it's unlikely to result in a major pact that would shake the region, one expert says.

Papua New Guinea did not seek to involve China in security talks and instead pigeonholed ties to the economy, its prime minister has confirmed after inking a new pact with Australia.

Two Indian navy ships have docked in Papua New Guinea, underscoring the strategic importance of the country to global superpowers the United States and China - and their allies.

The United States Coast Guard is in talks with Pacific Island countries to expand its maritime law enforcement role by allowing US officers to board and search vessels suspected of illegal activity wi...

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the Pacific region is becoming more contested, less predictable, and less secure as China becomes more assertive.

China and the Solomon Islands should "provide transparency" to the Indo-Pacific region by publishing the details of a security deal, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says.

Australia's defence minister will soon head to the Solomon Islands for crucial security talks amid growing tensions in the Pacific. Richard Marles will meet with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare as we...

Australia says negotiations with Papua New Guinea for a new security treaty are continuing in good faith despite delays. The latest draft treaty text was exchanged on Friday and PNG is reviewing the m...