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The Mainland Affairs Council regularly releases a weekly report on the safety of Taiwanese people traveling to China, Hong Kong and Macao to track the personal safety of Taiwanese people in China. In recent years, due to tense cross-strait relations, Taiwanese people who go to China to travel, work or stay for a long time face an increased risk of being detained, losing contact, or having their personal freedoms restricted. Yiguandao is a Taiwanese religious group whose followers have been detained many times in China on suspicion of illegal activities.
The Mainland Affairs Council released the "Weekly Report on the Safety of Chinese Traveling to China, Hong Kong and Macao" yesterday (17th). According to the "Weekly Report on the Safety of Chinese Traveling to China, Hong Kong and Macao", 458 Chinese were missing, detained for questioning, or suspected of having their personal freedom restricted while traveling to China, an increase of 4 compared to the previous week. (Provided by Mainland Affairs Council)
Another Taiwanese Yiguandao believer was detained in China. The Mainland Affairs Council released the "Weekly Report on the Safety of Chinese Traveling to China, Hong Kong and Macau" yesterday (17th). According to the "Weekly Report on the Safety of Chinese Traveling to China, Hong Kong and Macao", 458 Chinese were missing, detained for questioning, or suspected of having their personal freedom restricted while traveling to China, an increase of 4 compared to the previous week.
SEF Secretary-General Luo Wenjia pointed out at a regular press conference on the 16th that cases of Yiguandao believers who had lived and worked in China for many years had been detained for four consecutive months from April to July this year, and none of them had been released so far. The relevant risks have expanded from short-term tourists to China to Chinese believers who have stayed in China for a long time. He believes that if a Taoist priest goes to China, the travel risk can be upgraded to a "red alert" and he shouted, "Go back to Taiwan quickly."
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According to statistics from the Mainland Affairs Council, from January 1, 2013 to October 16, 2015, 458 Chinese people lost contact with China, were detained for questioning, or were suspected of having their personal freedom restricted. An increase of 4 people compared with the previous week (as of October 8, there were 454 people in the previous week).
The Mainland Affairs Council stated that among the 458 people who had lost contact in China, were detained for interrogation, or suspected of having their personal freedom restricted, 175 people were reported missing (173 people the previous week, 2 new people last week), 41 people were detained for interrogation (39 people the previous week, 2 new people last week), and 242 people were detained by China (242 people the previous week, no new people last week).
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Mainland Affairs Council will continue to publish weekly safety updates for Chinese people traveling to China, Hong Kong and Macao, and may adjust the travel warning level.
Very likely · Within weeks
The Taiwan government will strengthen consular protection and safety reminders for Taiwanese people in China
Likely · Within months

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