What 2008 event is china hoping to use as a showcase of its reform? a. the 20th anniversary of the tiananmen square demonstrations. b. summer olympic games. c. the wto summit. d. the opening of disneyland in asia. what significance does october 1st 1949 have in chinese history? a. the boxer rebellion was defeated by foreign troops. b. the last dynasty ended with the death of the empress. c. mao zedong declared china the people's republic of china. d. china ended its self-imposed isolation.