Missouri Moves to Collect $24.5 Billion COVID Judgment as Chinese Defendants Enter Case
Hubei Province and the Chinese Academy of Sciences appeared after Missouri began steps aimed at enforcing the 2025 federal judgment.
TL;DR
- Missouri is seeking to collect a $24.5 billion judgment against Chinese government entities.
- The judgment relates to pandemic-era personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Two defendants, the People's Government of Hubei Province and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have appeared in federal court.
- These defendants filed a motion to set aside the default judgment and dismiss the lawsuit.
- Missouri began the process of formally serving the judgment, a prerequisite for asset seizure.
- Attorneys for the defendants entered appearances on August 31.