Missouri Expands Probe Into Chinese Service Center With Alleged Ties to Beijing

The Missouri attorney general has expanded its investigation into the Chinese Service Center in St. Louis after his office found evidence that this Chinese outpost has violated Missouri law. “Our investigation centers on allegations that the communist government of China is attempting to establish a footprint in the Show Me State,” said Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey in a statement issued on July 17. Mr. Bailey issued a civil investigative demand to investigate the Chinese Service Center’s actions and failures related to soliciting and reporting charitable funds in Missouri. His office “has reason to believe” that the Chinese center has “engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, deception, fraud, false promises, misrepresentation, unfair practices, and/or the concealment, suppression, or omission of material facts in connection with the solicitation of charitable funds,” according to the release....