A Missouri judge has found China’s communist leadership liable in a multi-billion dollar case over the regime’s hoarding of medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The judgement found that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was liable for $24 billion in damages to Missouri for exacerbating the pandemic by obstructing American access to medical supplies.
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 in a statement.
The State of Missouri brought the case against China, its communist leadership, and several subordinate departments and institutions including the Wuhan Institute of Virology, where some intelligence leaders believe that the COVID-19 virus originated.
District Judge Stephen Limbaugh rendered the decision by default after officials from the CCP did not appear to plead their side of the case, a common outcome in cases dealing with foreign entities.
