Missouri's top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly USD25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said Tuesday in a news release that China is demanding a public apology from the state in a complaint filed in the Intermediate People's Court of Wuhan. The Chinese government also is seeking compensation equivalent to USD 50.5 billion plus legal fees and the right to claim further compensation. "This lawsuit is a stalling tactic and tells me that we have been on the right side of this issue all along, Hanaway said in the news release. At issue is a lawsuit Missouri filed alleging that China hoarded personal protective equipment during the early months of the pandemic, harming the state and its residents. A federal judge ruled for Missouri earlier this year after China declined to participate in the trial. It called the lawsuit very absurd when it was filed in ...