Story by Linda Sieg and Gayatri Suroyo
Win or lose, Donald Trump's campaign has changed the way countries in Asia view their relationships with Washington.
Final polling suggests the most likely outcome is a victory for Hillary Clinton. But even Clinton, an architect of the U.S. strategic pivot to Asia, has some work ahead of her in rebuilding trust, analysts and former officials in Asia said.
"With or without Trump, this marks the end of U.S. leadership, in particular, moral leadership," said a former Japanese diplomat, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the topic.
"I don't think it's a question of Trump as an individual, but a question of the U.S. society that produced this man as the Republican candidate."