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Exclusive: China Warns US State Over COVID-19 Lawsuit: 'Farce'

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Missouri , along with Mississippi , filed lawsuits against the Chinese government over its initial handling of the pandemic.

Missouri 's attorney general has vowed to seize Chinese assets in the Show Me State in the event Beijing loses the suit and refuses to pay $25 billion in damages.

"Such a lawsuit is nothing short of frivolous litigation that defies the basic theory of the law and sovereign equality," a Chinese embassy spokesperson told Newsweek .