Missouri will try to seize assets owned by China to collect a $24 billion default judgment in its case accusing the Asian nation of lying to the world about the COVID-19 pandemic that began in Wuhan, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said.

U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh entered the verdict in March after China did not defend itself in the lawsuit. Speaking to reporters at her office Wednesday, Hanaway said she is working to compile a list of properties and other assets owned by government agencies named in the lawsuit. ×

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