Xinhua News Agency, Male, August 30 (Reporter Zhu Ruiqing and Tang Lu) The China-Malaysia Friendship Bridge built with Chinese aid was officially opened on the evening of the 30th.　　

Maldivian President Yameen and the representative of the Chinese government and director of the China International Development Cooperation Agency Wang Xiaotao jointly pressed the opening button that night.　

Yameen said at the opening ceremony that the China-Malaysia Friendship Bridge is a symbol of the long-term friendship between the two countries and a milestone in the friendship between Malaysia and China. Thanks to the Chinese government for providing assistance to the Maldivian side, the long-cherished wish of the Maldivian people to have a sea-crossing bridge has been realized. The Malaysian side is willing to work with the Chinese side to jointly build the "Belt and Road" and share development and prosperity.　　

Wang Xiaotao said that the China-Malaysia Friendship Bridge is a landmark project for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" between the two countries and a new symbol of China-Malaysia friendship.

According to the person in charge of the China-Malaysia Friendship Bridge project, the construction of the bridge fully adopts Chinese standards, Chinese norms and Chinese technologies. During the 33-month construction period, China and Malaysia worked together to solve a series of key technical problems. The China-Malaysia Friendship Bridge is a landmark project in the joint construction of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road between the two countries. The bridge is 2 kilometers long and will connect Malé, the capital of Maldives, with the airport island, with a designed service life of 100 years. After the bridge is completed, a circle of living and living around Male will be formed, which will help relieve the pressure of living in Male Island, and tourists can pass the land.