主题：【原创】美国人大概疯了 -- 潜水发贴行不行

---US ambassador to China Terry Branstad is leaving his post before the November election in part because President Donald Trump urged the former governor of Iowa to come back and help him campaign, multiple sources told CNN Monday.

Because Branstad always intended to serve only one term, his departure was expected, according to multiple administration officials and people familiar with his thinking. But as of a few weeks ago, Branstad was planning to remain in Beijing until after the election, according to two sources familiar. That changed when Trump asked Branstad to come back to the US and campaign for him after more than three years in Beijing.

"That is why he is ending it early -- because the President asked," said a source familiar with the request.

The news comes amid increasing tensions between the US and China on several fronts. The Chinese government announced on Friday it would be imposing unspecified restrictions on senior US diplomats and personnel inside China after Washington put in place a similar measure targeting Beijing's diplomatic corps on September 3......【节选】

多个消息人士周一告诉美国有线电视新闻网，美国驻华大使特里·布兰斯塔德（Terry Branstad）将于11月大选前离任，部分原因是唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）敦促爱荷华州前州长回来帮助他竞选。

多名政府官员和熟悉他思想的人士称，由于布兰斯塔德一直只打算任职一个任期，因此他有望离职。但据两位熟悉的消息人士称，截至几周前，布兰斯塔德正计划留在北京直到大选。特朗普要求布兰斯塔德回到北京为他竞选了三年多后，情况发生了变化。

一位知情人士说：“这就是为什么他要尽早结束这件事-因为总统提出了要求。”

这一消息是在中美之间在若干方面的紧张关系日益加剧之际发布的。在华盛顿于9月3日针对北京外交使团采取类似措施之后，中国政府周五宣布将对中国境内的美国高级外交官和人员施加未指定的限制。