Although states such as Missouri and Mississippi have sued China’s Communist Party for matters relating to COVID-19, America’s Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) may thwart them. “America’s Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) prevents individuals from bringing lawsuits against foreign state entities in U.S. courts. Congress can override this limitation through legislation exempting certain states in certain circumstances” reports Breitbart.
However, lawmakers such as Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Representative Lance Gooden (R-TX) “have backed a law that would disable sovereign immunity provisions to allow lawsuits against China for damage related to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic” stated Breitbart.
China is also taking action to accuse its accusers. China’s Communist Party media reported this week that they are looking at enacting an exemption that would allow China to sue other countries. Chinese lawmaker “Ma Yide, told the state propaganda outlet Global Times that the law would ‘ensure Chinese citizens’ and companies’ rights to sue the US over its blame game and cover-up of information during the pandemic.”
China has already been led to a dangerous offense against the United States. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian “accused the U.S. Army in March of releasing the pathogen and causing the pandemic, not offering an explanation for how that could be possible when there is no evidence the virus existed anywhere prior to its discovery in Wuhan, central China,” writes Breitbart.
Ma Yide is leading the lawsuit charge, claiming Chinese citizens should have a right to sue the United States. “Many believe that U.S. soldiers brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Others believe that the U.S. has hidden key information, which led to the global health crisis. Why can’t Chinese citizens and companies sue the U.S. government?” Asked Ma to the Global Times.
As Breitbart reports, “lawyers around the world – in states as far from each other as Italy, Nigeria, Turkey, and India – have brought lawsuits against the Communist Party and the state of China for silencing doctors early on in the pandemic who had identified a contagious respiratory disease.”
Lawsuits also “accuse China of pressuring foreign states not to impose travel restrictions on Chinese nationals and of pressuring global agencies like the World Health Organization to downplay the severity of the outbreak.” China has proven itself to hold zero moral standards surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Unleashing a slew of lawsuits for something evidence suggests was their fault sadly is not beyond possibility.
