State Department Risks China's Ire with Request for US Marines in Taiwan

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Ryan Browne, Exclusive: State Department Risks China's Ire with Request for US Marines in Taiwan. CNN, June 29, 2018.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/29/p ... -request/index.html

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(a) two US officials tell CNN: "the request for a Marine security guard was received several weeks ago, it has not yet been formally approved * * * If the request is granted, it will be the first time in nearly 40 years that US Marines will be guarding a diplomatic post in Taiwan. * * * [However] A spokesperson for the State Department would not say whether the request had been made

(b) "In their public remarks, neither Mattis nor Chinese officials made any direct mention of the issue of Taiwan, though Chinese state media reported that Xi did say that his country 'cannot lose even one inch of the territory left behind by our ancestors,' a statement that could be seen as a reference to Taiwan.

"Two senior defense officials told CNN Wednesday that the Chinese raised the issue of Taiwan 'multiple times and 'expressed their concerns' during their meetings with Mattis, citing recent US moves like the March passage of the Taiwan Travel Act, which encourages visits between officials of the United States and Taiwan at all levels.

My comment: There is no need to read the rest, which has nothing new.