Ronald reagan convinced many americans that he would
a. usher in a new era of prosperity.
b. end the cold war with the soviet union.
c. use higher taxes to increase the public welfare.
d. focus on practical action rather than on idealistic optimism.

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.

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