Russian communist leader lauds China's COVID-19 response

Russian Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov (L) speaks during a pre-election rally for party presidential candidate Pavel Grudinin (C) in Moscow, Russia, March 10, 2018. /AFP

China is a model for tacklingthe economic dilemma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov, Russian media Sputnik reported on Monday.

Zyuganov saidthat China has mastered the latest technologiesand made an extraordinary leap forwardin makingthe country'snext generation more literate and educated.

Zyuganov also mentioned that China is one of the countries with rocketingeconomic development in the world in recent years. Even facing the ongoing pandemic, China is a model for getting out of predicaments.