US-China Relations

China Seeks $50 Billion in Lawsuit Against Missouri, Republican Senator

Sen. Eric Schmitt said he is being ‘targeted by Communist China’ in what he called a ‘lawfare campaign.’
China Seeks $50 Billion in Lawsuit Against Missouri, Republican Senator
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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China’s communist regime has sued the state of Missouri and its former attorney general in a Chinese court, apparently in retaliation for a March federal court ruling that awarded Missouri $24 billion in a COVID-19 lawsuit against Beijing.

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) announced China’s lawsuit against him, the state of Missouri, and former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who is now co-deputy FBI director, in a statement on Dec. 16. Schmitt filed the COVID-19 lawsuit against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Chinese city of Wuhan, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and several other Chinese entities in April 2020 when he was Missouri’s attorney general.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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