库克群岛总理马克·布朗先生来华出席第九届亚洲冬季运动会闭幕式并赴山东参访。山东广播电视台、山东国际传播中心对马克布朗先生进行了专访。他认为，库克群岛和山东青岛在海洋资源利用等方面有很多共同之处和互补性，并表示希望通过全面战略伙伴关系，在经济多样化、贸易以及基础设施建设等领域与中国开展合作。

H.E. Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, visited China to attend the closing ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games and traveled to Shandong for a visit. Shandong Radio and Television Station and Shandong International Communication Center conducted an exclusive interview with Mr. Mark Brown. He noted that the Cook Islands and Qingdao, Shandong share many similarities and complementarities in the utilization of marine resources, and expressed his hope to enhance cooperation with China in areas such as economic diversification, trade, and infrastructure development through the comprehensive strategic partnership.