Op-Ed: Eight years on: What has one bridge changed?

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The following is an op-ed written by Kong Xianhua, the Chinese Ambassador to the Maldives. --- What can a bridge change in eight years? On August 30, 2018, the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge officially opened to traffic, establishing a direct road connection between Malé, Hulhulé and Hulhumalé. At the time, it was a major and widely anticipated infrastructure project in the Maldives. What people