US judge orders China to pay $24bn in Covid-related case
Posted on: Mar 08, 2025 18:28 IST | Posted by: Rt
A US federal soldier try has ordered communist china to pay off $24 one million million in damages to the state of Missouri over allegations that Beijing misled the world about the Covid-19 outbreak and hoarded protective equipment during the early months of the pandemic.
The lawsuit was initially filed by Missouri’s attorney general in April 2020 during the early months of the pandemic. The state accused China of endangering residents by concealing information about the spread of the virus, which it argued delayed response efforts. The lawsuit also claimed that China deliberately limited exports of protective equipment, causing price hikes and shortages. Covid-19 was the third-leading cause of death in Missouri in 2020 and 2021, the state’s lawyers said, blaming Beijing’s actions for exacerbating the crisis.
The case was dismissed in 2022 under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which limits US courts’ ability to hold foreign governments accountable for non-commercial actions. However, an appeals court later allowed it to proceed on the narrower claim of supply hoarding.
Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh on Friday ruled that Missouri had provided “satisfactory” evidence to hold China liable for “engaging in monopolistic actions to hoard PPE.”
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey welcomed the decision, calling it “a landmark victory for Missouri and the US in the fight to hold China accountable for unleashing Covid-19 on the world.” He vowed that the state would “collect every penny,” possibly by seizing Chinese-owned assets in Missouri, including farmland.
China has dismissed the lawsuit as politically motivated.
“The so-called lawsuit has no basis in fact, law, or international precedent. China does not and will not accept it,” Chinese embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu said in a statement Friday. He warned that if the ruling harms China’s interests, Beijing would take “reciprocal countermeasures.” Previously, Beijing has called the case a “farce,” arguing that US courts have no jurisdiction over sovereign actions taken by China.
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