Despite mutual concerns about China, Hanoi’s wariness of its larger neighbor may limit what it’s willing to do with Washington.

But the ASEAN-endorsed aid plan will be tightly constrained by its reliance on the cooperation of Myanmar’s military junta.

Palau President Surangel Whipps says that “there was optimism and hope” when the Palau-U.S. compact agreement was signed. But concerns are mounting as funding stalls in the U.S. Congress.