BEIJING—The top-ranking U.S. diplomat in Beijing resigned over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, depleting already thinned-out State Department ranks and depriving Washington of one of its most experienced China hands. David Rank, a 27-year veteran of the State Department, has been running the embassy in Beijing as chargé d’affairs since January. He had been expected to continue in that role...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 06, 2017 09:56 UTC