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A Missouri court ruled against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Friday, awarding a $24 billion judgment after a federal judge found China liable for hoarding personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid-19 pandemic, the New York Post (NYP) reported.
Missouri district judge Stephen Limbaugh, Jr., in his ruling, said that China’s actions to stockpile PPE were carried out while it misrepresented key facts about the Covid-19 virus, including its existence, severity, and human-to-human transmissibility.
According to the NYP report, the lawsuit also claimed that China took control of American factories producing PPE and stockpiled protective equipment meant for sale in the US market.
The judge sided with Attorney General Andrew Bailey, ruling that China violated state and federal anti-monopoly laws, which led to substantial economic harm for Missouri. The state suffered losses in tax revenue and faced increased PPE costs due to China’s actions.