(ECNS) -- "My view on China's contribution to fighting COVID-19 globally in the past three years is very positive. According to figures from the WHO, since the beginning of the pandemic, China's zero-COVID policy saved the lives of many thousands of Chinese, especially the lives of the most vulnerable. The WHO considered that in China the value of life of all citizens was poised by the Chinese government above the value of the economy," said Rui Lourido, director of China Observation Institute in Portugal.