Why does China's reform and opening-up matter to you?

Forty-five years ago, China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping led the country onto a historic journey after years of chaos. On December 18 of 1978, China's decision-makers gathered in Beijing for the 3rd plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which set the country onto a new path. Have you been benefiting from China's changes, without knowing? Does it matter to you that the country continues its reform and opening-up?