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Arizona welcomes new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from China

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Tang, D., & Yu, W. (2026, October 6). Arizona welcomes new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from China. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/arizona-opens-new-taiwan-representative-office-rejecting-warning-from-china/article_7c0c0a7f-c5c5-5ffc-a740-8c5ae8f314a0.html

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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs attended the opening ceremony for Taiwan's newest representative office in Phoenix on Monday. The office aims to support Taiwanese businesses and citizens while fostering technological cooperation, particularly in semiconductor manufacturing. This move comes despite warnings from China against establishing such offices within U.S. states.

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Lin Chia-lung, Taiwan’s foreign minister, arrived in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday for a three-day visit highlighting deepening economic ties between Washington and Taipei. This visit came days after the Xi-Trump summit, where China pressed the US to harden its stance on Taiwan. The trip did not include stops in Washington, nor meetings with State Department officials, potentially to avoid conflict with Beijing.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs attended the opening of a new Taiwanese economic and cultural office in Phoenix alongside Taiwanese leaders. This is their 14th such office in the United States, aiming to promote tech collaboration, particularly in semiconductor manufacturing, while serving an increasing number of Taiwanese migrants. Despite pressure from China, Arizona welcomed this move, underscoring growing support for Taiwan among US states.

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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined Taiwanese leaders at the opening of an economic and cultural office Monday to aid Taiwanese businesses and citizens in the region, despite pressure from the Chinese government to block it. asserted

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Taiwanese authorities have said the new Phoenix office — their 14th in the United States — will promote collaboration in technology, especially in semiconductor manufacturing, and better serve a growing number of Taiwanese migrants in the city. asserted

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Arizona welcomes new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from China

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