Missouri WINS $24 BILLION Lawsuit Against China Over COVID-19 Lies

Missouri just handed China a staggering $24 billion bill for its COVID-19 deception and PPE hoarding scheme. This unprecedented legal victory could see Chinese-owned assets, including Missouri farmland, seized as payment for the communist regime’s pandemic failures.

At a glance:

  • Missouri awarded $24 billion in damages against China for hoarding protective equipment during COVID
  • Federal judge ruled China violated anti-monopoly laws and misled the world about the pandemic
  • Chinese officials refused to appear in court, resulting in a default judgment
  • Missouri Attorney General plans to seize Chinese-owned assets including farmland
  • China allegedly used proxy organizations to manipulate the legal process and avoid accountability

Historic Judgment Against Communist China

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey secured a landmark $24 billion judgment against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for damages related to their actions during the COVID-19 pandemic. And it could pave the way for future cases, too.

Federal Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. found China liable for hoarding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and violating both state and federal anti-monopoly laws.

The massive legal victory comes after Missouri filed the lawsuit in 2020, accusing China of exacerbating the pandemic by disrupting PPE production and supply chains worldwide. The suit specifically targeted the Chinese government, the Communist Party, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and other Chinese entities for their role in hampering America’s early pandemic response.

China’s Deception and Economic Damage

Judge Limbaugh stated in his ruling that “China’s campaign to hoard the global supply of PPE was performed in conjunction with its repeated misrepresentations on the existence, and then scope and human-to-human transmissibility of, the COVID-19 virus.” The judgment details how China nationalized American PPE factories and hoarded critical supplies available for sale in the US.

“This is a landmark victory for Missouri and the United States in the fight to hold China accountable for unleashing COVID-19 on the world,” said Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. The state reportedly spent over $122 million more on PPE and lost over $8 billion in tax revenue due to China’s monopolistic actions.

Collecting Damages and Proxy Litigation

Missouri now plans to enforce the judgment by seizing Chinese-owned assets within the state. “China refused to show up to court, but that doesn’t mean they get away with causing untold suffering and economic devastation. We intend to collect every penny by seizing Chinese-owned assets, including Missouri farmland,” declared Bailey.

While China did not officially appear in court, Bailey’s office argued that the communist regime attempted to manipulate the legal system by using proxy organizations like the China Society of Private International Law to litigate on its behalf. “We will not allow the CCP to manipulate the legal process to evade justice — our mission is to fight for the truth and recover damages for the people of Missouri,” Bailey stated firmly.

The judgment orders China and the other defendants to pay exactly $24,488,825,457.00 with post-judgment interest at 3.91% compounded annually. Legal experts note this victory provides a potential roadmap for other states seeking accountability from China for its role in the devastating global pandemic.

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