China–Maldives Friendship Bridge
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The China–Maldives Friendship Bridge is a major sea-crossing bridge in the Maldives that connects the capital Malé with the airport island of Hulhulé, symbolizing close infrastructure cooperation between China and the Maldives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| China–Maldives Friendship Bridge canonical | 2 |
| Maldives–China Belt and Road cooperation projects | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8575087 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: China–Maldives Friendship Bridge Context triple: [Sinamalé Bridge, alsoKnownAs, China–Maldives Friendship Bridge]
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Koror–Babeldaob Bridge
The Koror–Babeldaob Bridge is a major roadway bridge in Palau that links the country’s most populous island, Koror, with its largest island, Babeldaob, serving as a critical transportation and economic lifeline.
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Kap Shui Mun Bridge
Kap Shui Mun Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in Hong Kong that forms part of the Lantau Link, carrying road and rail traffic between Lantau Island and the rest of the territory.
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C.
Al Maktoum Bridge
Al Maktoum Bridge is a major road bridge in Dubai that connects the city's historic districts across Dubai Creek and serves as a key traffic artery.
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D.
Thu Thiem Bridge
Thu Thiem Bridge is a major road bridge in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, connecting the city center with the Thu Thiem urban area in District 2.
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E.
Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge
The Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge is a major international bridge linking Dandong in China with Sinuiju in North Korea, serving as a key route for trade and transport between the two countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: China–Maldives Friendship Bridge Target entity description: The China–Maldives Friendship Bridge is a major sea-crossing bridge in the Maldives that connects the capital Malé with the airport island of Hulhulé, symbolizing close infrastructure cooperation between China and the Maldives.
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A.
Koror–Babeldaob Bridge
The Koror–Babeldaob Bridge is a major roadway bridge in Palau that links the country’s most populous island, Koror, with its largest island, Babeldaob, serving as a critical transportation and economic lifeline.
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B.
Kap Shui Mun Bridge
Kap Shui Mun Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in Hong Kong that forms part of the Lantau Link, carrying road and rail traffic between Lantau Island and the rest of the territory.
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C.
Al Maktoum Bridge
Al Maktoum Bridge is a major road bridge in Dubai that connects the city's historic districts across Dubai Creek and serves as a key traffic artery.
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D.
Thu Thiem Bridge
Thu Thiem Bridge is a major road bridge in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, connecting the city center with the Thu Thiem urban area in District 2.
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E.
Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge
The Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge is a major international bridge linking Dandong in China with Sinuiju in North Korea, serving as a key route for trade and transport between the two countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cross-sea bridge in the Maldives
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ sea-crossing bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sinamalé Bridge
ⓘ
Sina–Malé Bridge ⓘ
linked to:
Malé–Hulhulé Bridge
|
| builderCountry | China ⓘ |
| carries |
bicycles
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ |
| connects |
Hulhulé
ⓘ
Malé ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Velana International Airport ⓘ |
| constructedBy | China Harbour Engineering Company ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2015 ⓘ |
| country | Maldives ⓘ |
| crosses | sea channel between Malé and Hulhulé ⓘ |
| designedBy | Chinese engineers ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
China
ⓘ
Maldives ⓘ |
| fundingForm |
Chinese concessional loan
ⓘ
Chinese grant aid ⓘ |
| hasFeature | separate lanes for pedestrians and bicycles ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| improves |
access to Velana International Airport
ⓘ
linked to:
Velana International Airport
|
| laneCount | four lanes ⓘ |
| length |
about 2 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 1.39 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hulhulé
ⓘ
Malé ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Government of the Maldives
ⓘ
linked to:
government of Maldives
|
| namedAfter | friendship between China and the Maldives ⓘ |
| opened | 2018 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 30 August 2018 ⓘ |
| owner |
Government of the Maldives
ⓘ
linked to:
government of Maldives
|
| partOf |
Maldives–China Belt and Road cooperation projects
ⓘ
linked to:
China–Maldives Friendship Bridge
transport infrastructure of Malé ⓘ |
| politicalContext | China–Maldives strategic partnership ⓘ |
| purpose | to link Malé with Velana International Airport ⓘ |
| reduces | travel time between Malé and Hulhulé ⓘ |
| region | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| replaced | exclusive reliance on boats between Malé and Hulhulé ⓘ |
| significance |
first fixed link between Malé and the airport island
ⓘ
one of the first large-scale modern bridges in the Maldives ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
China–Maldives cooperation
ⓘ
China–Maldives infrastructure cooperation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily commuting
ⓘ
tourist transport ⓘ |
| width | about 20 metres ⓘ |
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Subject: China–Maldives Friendship Bridge Description of subject: The China–Maldives Friendship Bridge is a major sea-crossing bridge in the Maldives that connects the capital Malé with the airport island of Hulhulé, symbolizing close infrastructure cooperation between China and the Maldives.
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linked to: China–Maldives Friendship Bridge