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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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David A. Lieb

Missouri seeks federal help in pressing China for $25 billion in COVID damages

China Missouri Lawsuit - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Missouri has escalated its attempt to seize Chinese government-owned property across the United States, asking the Trump administration for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgement related to the COVID-19 pandemic that Beijing has flatly rejected.

Missouri has asked the U.S. State Department to formally notify China that the state intends to pursue assets with full or partial Chinese government ownership to satisfy the judgement, state Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said Wednesday.

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