Marines in Taiwan? State Department officials are asking, but China’s not happy
By: Todd South   1 day ago
If a State Department request is granted, Marines could be guarding diplomats in Taiwan for the first time in four decades.
Recent reporting by CNN found that several weeks ago State Department officials made the request for a Marine Security Guard detachment. As of reporting this past weekend, the request had not been granted and the department’s spokesperson declined to comment, citing a policy of not discussing “specific security matters.â€
An unnamed U.S. military official told the news outlet that the number of Marines would likely be about 10 and they would help safeguard a new facility at the American Institute and its staff of 450 in the capital of Taipei.
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/07/02/marines-in-taiwan-state-department-officials-are-asking-but-chinas-not-happy/
