Ahead of the US presidential election on 5 November, we'll be publishing a series of opinion pieces from leading regional experts analysing what’s at stake for Asia in the upcoming election. In this article, China expert Jeremy Goldkorn looks at what a win for either candidate might mean for China and considers how China's leadership may be assessing the election. Jeremy Goldkorn is an editor and writer who has extensive experience covering China issues. He co-founded the Sinica Podcast in 2010, was editor-in-chief of The China Project from 2016 to 2023, and is currently an editorial fellow at ChinaFile, a website of the Asia Society.