 In January 2012, famed film actor Bata Živojinović visited the workers to wish them happy Chinese New Year, as his 1972 film Walter Defends Sarajevo is one of the most popular war movies in China while Živojinović himself was one of the most popular foreign actors in China.In July 2014, the two sides of the bridge were connected and the works continued up to the fall of that year.The bridge was opened by Premier of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang on 18 December 2014.