U.S. Ambassador to China to step down amid escalating tension

The U.S. ambassador to China is stepping down next month. Terry Branstad's announcement comes amid increasingly strained relations between the two countries. CBSN contributor Isaac Stone Fish, senior fellow at the Asia Society Center on China Relations, joined CBSN with more on the impact this decision might have.

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[raychang]

Branstad's coming to help the Trump campaign is like rearranging the deck of the Titanic.

[rhou]

We were told that ambassador Branstad’s leaving was because he, as basically a decent person, just could not continue to work for the Pompeo (a cheat, lie, cia blackhand), the number one cronies in dumb trump camp.

[noahludford]

The ignorant have the reigns, the evil have the whip, the rich just stole the carrot, and the bridge just blew up. Trump's America 2020

[rebeccarhodes]

He was tough on China but his daughters brand.

[JaraBond]

I think the guest is analyzing this whole thing wrong. To the contrary it's a snub to China. While the US ambassador left China, a senior US official is visiting Taiwan. You can read the tea leaves.

[VideovigilanteUSA]

Make it in North America, Canada, Mexico and the USA

[rodee]

He is corrupt to the core so you know it's getting bad when he wants out!

[dl]

Free CGTN Journalist Cheng Lei (Australian Citizen) detained in China.