Missouri is suing China for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. China is protected by sovereign immunity, and Missouri has no standing to sue it, but the state's attorney general says there's an exception for commercial activity.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against the Chinese government, the Communist Party of China and others, alleging that the hiding of information and other actions at the outset of the coronavirus outbreak led to loss of life and significant economic damage in Missouri.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican, blames China for letting the coronavirus spread. So he's suing China, three government ministries, two local governments, two laboratories and the Communist Party in U.S. District Court.
China, however, is protected by sovereign immunity, and Missouri's got no standing to sue it, even in American courts. Schmitt says there's an exception for commercial activity, and he alleges that labs and hospitals are commercial ventures. He's also counting the Communist Party as a non-state actor, which he says fortifies his legal argument.
Other Republicans are also moving to hold China — not U.S. officials — accountable for American coronavirus deaths and economic damage. Last week, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley
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