Missouri sues China in federal court, alleging responsibility for COVID-19 pandemic
WASHINGTON -- The state of Missouri has filed a federal lawsuit against China based on allegations that the Chinese government suppressed information about COVID-19 before the disease spread globally.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed the action Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, contending in the complaint that the virus triggered a pandemic as a direct result of actions taken by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s regime.
There have been multiple class action suits filed against China related to the pandemic, but Missouri is the first state to bring legal action, according to Schmitt’s office.
“During the critical weeks of the initial outbreak, Chinese authorities deceived the public, suppressed crucial information, arrested whistleblowers, denied human-to-human transmission in the face of mounting evidence, destroyed critical medical research, permitted millions of people to be exposed to the virus, and even hoarded personal protective equipment—thus causing a global pandemic that was unnecessary and preventable,” the complaint states.
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