We have to hope that all countries are being watched. Most Americans are so ignorant (as in unaware) of Asian countries that it is sad, and scary.
US Media power lives in the NY to DC corridor and PacRim is a concept they are oblivious to.
I think it is an absolute must, because Southeast Asian anti-Americanism are from a confident economically newly-developed people with classical nationalistic aspirations and perhaps with some religious fervours as well. They are not from rich, spoiled, hedonistic, but economically dim as is the European Union, nor are they from countries that are sunk in hopelessness as do many of the Thirfd World banana republics.
They have the thoughts, and the will, and the means to actually threaten America. In particular, watch out Malaysia because this is a country where Muslims do know how to make and do business. Do a "divide-and-conquer" approach to the camp: develop relations with Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, and perhspa (ugh) Vietnam, and isolate Burma (which is of course nasty and coincidentially also propped up by P.R. China), and engage Indonesia.