A broadcast hosted by CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil ended abruptly after a cameraman suffered a medical emergency on air. ​

Dokoupil, 45, was hosting the show live from Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, on Wednesday as part of the network’s coverage of President Trump’s visit to China . ​

At one point during the broadcast, the anchor began by saying that viewers would hear a lot about “American decline” and a “powerful new China.”

​“The Chinese certainly…is he okay?” he said, abruptly cutting himself off. ​

A medical emergency abruptly brought Tony Dokoupil's CBS Evening News broadcast to a pause (CBS Evening News)

Midway through Dokoupil’s sentence, a dull thud could be heard in the background and the broadcast quickly switched to B-roll footage of the city.​

Over muffled noises in the background, Dokoupil said: “We’re gonna take a quick break, we have an…a medical emergency here.”​

“We’re calling a doctor,” he added.​

The feed eventually cut to CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman in the…