President ford's dealings with the soviet union and china revealed his belief that select one: a. negotiation was more productive than confrontation. b. u. s. military expansion was the only was to contain communism. c. the policies that led to the vietnam war would continue. d. the arms race was the best way of defeating the communists.

The correct answer is a. 

President Ford came after President Nixon, who laid much of the groundwork for diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and China. Ford continued Nixon's efforts, for example when he met with the Soviet Foreign Minister in 1974. Additionally, with the Vietnam War winding down (it officially ended in 1975), we can rule out the second and third answer choices.