‘Nothing short of absurdity’: Beijing brushes off Missouri’s lawsuit accusing China of wilful spread of Covid-19

Beijing hit back at a lawsuit by Missouri

Beijing hit back at a lawsuit by Missouri, in which the US state accuses China of causing a “preventable” pandemic, and has pointed out that the claims around which the suit revolves are nothing but unfounded.

“This so-called accusation has no factual and legal basis. It is nothing short of absurdity,” China’s foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a media briefing on Wednesday, cited by Reuters.

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