Four Yiguandao believers who have been living in China were detained. Luo Wenjia: The risk of practicing Daoism has escalated, "go back to Taiwan quickly"

Another Taiwanese Yiguandao believer has been detained in China. The Secretary-General of the Straits Exchange Foundation, Luo Wenjia, said at a regular press conference on the 16th that there were cases of detention of Yiguandao believers who had lived and worked in China 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."

Luo Wenjia said that the April case was a Taiwanese person living in Fujian with a Chinese residence permit, the May case was a Taiwanese teacher teaching in Dongguan, the June case was a Taiwanese businessman in Shenzhen, and the July case was a Taiwanese person who moved to Zhangzhou, Fujian after retiring in Taiwan. The four cases have in common their belief in Yiguandao.

Luo Wenjia reminded that in the past few cases of Taiwanese Yiguandao believers being detained in China, they all occurred when they went to the other side for short-term tourism or exchange. Recently, we have seen several cases of people who have lived and worked in China for a long time and were detained due to religious reasons. "Obviously, there have been no problems in the past few years, but it does not mean that there will not be problems now and in the future."

Luo Wenjia believes that the CCP’s crackdown on Yiguandao has extended to those who have lived and worked in China for a long time, and it is strongly recommended that returning to Taiwan is a safer option. If there is no chance of changes in your life or work in China in the short term, you must be cautious and reduce the frequency of reading the Four Books and Five Classics, worshiping Buddha statues, gathering with friends, etc. "If you do not engage in religious propaganda, it does not mean that you are safe."

Another three Taiwanese Yiguandao believers were arrested in China in October 2024. Luo Wenjia revealed that these three parties were arrested and prosecuted under Article 300 of the Chinese Criminal Law, and were later sentenced to prison terms ranging from 2 to 3 years. Currently, one is serving his sentence, one has returned to Taiwan after completing his sentence, and the other has not yet returned to Taiwan after completing his sentence.