Phase 2 of the project for new compound, AIT Taipei Office, with construction sign about on the front. Taken on 17 February 2017. Wikipedia
CNN: Exclusive: State Department risks China's ire with request for US Marines in Taiwan
Washington (CNN): The State Department has requested that US Marines be sent to Taiwan to help safeguard America's de facto embassy there, two US officials tell CNN, prompting China to urge the US to "exercise caution."
One US official said that while the request for a Marine security guard was received several weeks ago, it has not yet been formally approved and coordination about its deployment is ongoing between the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service and the Marines.
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.
A spokesperson for the State Department would not say whether the request had been made, telling CNN, "We do not discuss specific security matters concerning the protection of our facility or personnel."
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WNU Editor: Currently it is the "American Institute in Taiwan" that takes care of U.S. interests in Taiwan. U.S. Marines were there 40 years ago to protect the premises .... they should be there now. As for what China wants .... my suggestion is "do not back-down".