In what ways did the Cold War shape the course of decolonization? Why did the leaders of independence

movements across the world participate in the Cold War? Were they motivated by deeper ideological

commitments (either to democracy or communism)? Or were they simply looking for support in their

particular decolonizing campaigns

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.

pennsylvania, new hampshire, massachusetts, connecticut and rhode island .