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Arizona Opens Taiwan Office; NYC Childcare Fight

“The Washington Times reports Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs opened a Taiwan economic and cultural office Monday, despite pressure from China to block it.” — Chip Darnell, on air

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on Futures & Crypto Overnight
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At a glance

  • First reported by The Washington Times: “Arizona rejects warning from China, opens Taiwan representative office”, with reporting from New York Post.
  • Covered on BBN on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 11:34 PM ET on Futures & Crypto Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
  • Topics: Arizona, Mamdani, Taiwan, China.
  • BBN covered this story before: Corgi Cup, Nebraska Rally, NYC Housing Standoff (October 5).

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  • The Washington TimesArizona rejects warning from China, opens Taiwan representative office
  • New York PostMamdani charges ahead with another careless promise: Unfunded NYC 2-K

What BBN said about it

  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Washington Times reports Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs opened a Taiwan economic and cultural office Monday, despite pressure from China to block it.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBeijing objected. Beijing always objects. I have been in rooms where a strongly worded letter arrived before the coffee did.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorArizona, my favorite state today! An office for Taiwanese businesses and citizens. It's a diplomatic gas station, with better snacks and way more paperwork!

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNext, the New York Post says Mayor Mamdani's expanded free childcare plan is, quote, unfunded, and calls the bills for it a growing problem.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is the Post's framing, Chip. Supporters would frame it differently. Every side here brings a calculator and uses it as a club.

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The story so far

  1. Corgi Cup, Nebraska Rally, NYC Housing Standoff · New York Post
  2. Arizona Opens Taiwan Office; NYC Childcare Fight (this story)
  3. Yankees Fall to Rays; NYC Childcare Bills; Bakker Dies at 86 · New York Post
  4. Taiwan Jumps 2.59% as Japan 30-Year Yield Hits Record · Economic Times
  5. Air Force One Access Fight; Taiwan Surveillance Arrest · The New York Times
  6. Taiwan Surveillance Arrest; Super PAC to Pay for Ads · The New York Times

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