武汉法院开庭审理起诉密苏里州名誉侵权案：中方索赔3564亿元
武汉—据路透社11月4日报道，武汉市中级人民法院已开庭审理武汉市政府、中国科学院与武汉病毒研究所起诉美国密苏里州及三名现任、前任州总检察长的名誉侵权案。法院11月2日发布的通报说，案件已于10月30日公开开庭审理，诉讼程序仍在进行，尚未作出判决。
原告指控密苏里州与前总检察长埃里克·施密特（现为联邦参议员）、安德鲁·贝利及现任总检察长凯瑟琳·哈纳威策划、推动并实施针对原告的恶意诉讼，捏造并散布与新冠疫情有关的不实信息，损害原告名誉。原告要求被告停止侵害、公开道歉、恢复名誉并赔偿损失；据《南华早报》披露，索赔总额为3564.4亿元人民币（约合535亿美元）。哈纳威是2025年12月应原告请求被追加为被告的；目前尚不清楚密苏里州方面是否参与了庭审。
这起诉讼源于密苏里州2020年4月在美国联邦法院提起的首例同类诉讼，该州指控中方隐瞒疫情早期信息并囤积防护物资。2025年3月，联邦地区法官斯蒂芬·林博在被告缺席的情况下作出缺席判决，判令中方机构赔偿约245亿美元。哈纳威办公室2025年11月已把该判决送交美国国务院，以便通过外交渠道向中方送达。
（来源：路透社）
Wuhan Court Hears Defamation Case Against Missouri Seeking 356.4 Billion Yuan
WUHAN — A Chinese court has started hearing a defamation case filed by the Wuhan municipal government, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Wuhan Institute of Virology against the U.S. state of Missouri and several of its current and former attorneys general, Reuters reported on November 4. According to a notice published by the Wuhan Intermediate People's Court on November 2, a public hearing was held on October 30 and the proceedings are continuing; no judgment has been issued.
The plaintiffs accuse Missouri, former Attorneys General Eric Schmitt, now a U.S. senator, and Andrew Bailey, and current Attorney General Catherine Hanaway of orchestrating, promoting and carrying out malicious litigation and of fabricating and disseminating false information related to the coronavirus pandemic, damaging the plaintiffs' reputation. They are seeking an end to the alleged infringement, a public apology, restoration of their reputation and compensation; the South China Morning Post reported the claim totals 356.44 billion yuan (about $53.5 billion). Hanaway was added as a defendant in December 2025 at the plaintiffs' request, and it was not immediately clear whether Missouri participated in the hearing.
The case stems from Missouri's first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed in U.S. federal court in April 2020, which accused Chinese parties of concealing early information about the virus and hoarding protective equipment. In March 2025, U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. entered a default judgment of about $24.5 billion against the Chinese defendants after they did not appear. Hanaway's office referred that judgment to the U.S. State Department in November 2025 for service on China through diplomatic channels.
(Source: Reuters)
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图片来源：图：位于杰斐逊城的密苏里州议会大厦。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 / Photo: The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Image: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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