$50B COVID Lawsuit: China Takes Aim at Missouri Senator

China is going after Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) in a $50 billion lawsuit against Missouri. The senator is calling it “a badge of honor.”

A pro-democracy activist who crossed into the United States is now facing an immigration trial. His mother says his safety would be in immense danger if he were returned to China. After he fled to the United States, Chinese authorities interrogated his family and raided his home.

President Donald Trump is looking to boost Washington’s ties with Peru, and analysts are watching how the move fits into broader U.S. strategy in the Western Hemisphere.

Trump is designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. What impact will this move have on the fight against the lethal drug?

Japan is showing increased support for Taiwan, with roughly 30 lawmakers set to visit the island soon.

1. China Targets Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt in $50B Lawsuit
2. Wanted by CCP: Asylum Seeker Faces Deportation Risks
3. Trump Moves to Make Peru a Major Non-NATO Ally
4. Trump Designates Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction
5. Up to 30 Japanese Lawmakers to Visit Taiwan
6. Japan Sees Chinese Tourism Growth Slow to 3 percent in Nov.
7. China Criticizes Japan at U.N., Japan Pushes Back
8. Expert on U.S. Stakes in China-Taiwan-Japan Tensions
9. China Flexes Military Might to Deter Japan, U.S.
10. China Projects Confidence, Pressures Japan
11. Fisher: China Might Escalate Tensions With U.S., Japan
12. China Could Build a Military Base in Taiwan If Taken