Mattis denies State Department’s request for Marine security in Taiwan

Marine Corps Times: The State Department’s request to the Pentagon for a Marine detachment to help secure an unofficial American embassy in Taiwan has been rejected by Secretary of Defense James Mattis, according to CNN.

Last month, a request by the State Department to send a Marine detachment to a new American Institute in Taiwan was denied by Mattis, according reporting by CNN. A unnamed defense official has told CNN that the Marines were assumed to be arriving in Taiwan in October.

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