📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- A Chinese court has started a trial for $53.5 billion in damages against the US state of Missouri for allegedly spreading false information.
- The case was filed in the Wuhan Intermediate People's Court by the Wuhan Municipal Government, the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Chine.
- In addition to the US state of Missouri, current and former Attorney Generals Eric Schmidt and Andrew Bailey are also named in the lawsuit.
A Chinese court has started a trial for $53.5 billion in damages against the US state of Missouri for allegedly spreading false information about the coronavirus and damaging China's reputation.
The case was filed in the Wuhan Intermediate People's Court by the Wuhan Municipal Government, the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In addition to the US state of Missouri, current and former Attorney Generals Eric Schmidt and Andrew Bailey are also named in the lawsuit.
The Chinese Plaintiffs allege that the Missouri authorities engaged in malicious prosecution and spread false, discriminatory and defamatory information against China regarding the origin of the coronavirus, which damaged the reputation of the Chinese entities and authorities.
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