The most significant historical event that has positively shaped the future of my country and people was the reform and opening-up policy. Based on this policy, Chinese government allows foreigners to invest Chinese companies, which brings enough resources to develop the economy. The reform and opening-up policy also helps China attend WTO, so China became the biggest factory on the Earth.
One of the reasons I chose the reform and opening-up policy is because this policy changes the city(Shenzhen) I am living in right now. Forty years ago, Shenzhen was just a small village next to Hong Kong. Now, Shenzhen’s GDP is fourth highest in Chinese city.