Missouri Judgment Against China for COVID-19

The provided text is an excerpt from the **Office of the Attorney General of Missouri**, specifically highlighting a **press release from March 7, 2025**. This document announces that **Attorney General Andrew Bailey** has obtained a **$24 billion judgment against the Chinese Communist Party**. The basis of this judgment is the claim that China was responsible for unleashing and exacerbating the **COVID-19 pandemic**, causing harm to the state of Missouri. The Attorney General intends to **collect this judgment by seizing Chinese-owned assets**, including farmland in Missouri, and frames this as a **landmark victory** for the state and the U.S. in holding China accountable.