BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE-INFRASTRUCTURE-BRIDGES

(231005) -- BEIJING, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 31, 2019 shows the illuminated China-Maldives Friendship Bridge in Maldives. Built with support from China, the opening of the bridge meant that for the first time, people could walk from capital Male to the neighboring island of Hulhumale. (Photo by Du Cailiang/Xinhua)