Mainland Affairs Council: A total of 453 Chinese nationals have lost contact and been detained in China, Hong Kong and Macao

The Mainland Affairs Council released today (3rd) the "Weekly Report on Security Updates for Chinese Traveling to China, Hong Kong and Macao".

China's new immigration management regulations came into effect on September 15. According to the "Weekly Report on the Safety of Chinese Traveling to China, Hong Kong and Macao" released by the Mainland Affairs Council today (3rd), 453 Chinese people have lost contact, been detained for interrogation, or suspected of having their personal freedom restricted while traveling to China, an increase of 4 people compared with the previous week. These 4 people are all missing.

The Mainland Affairs Council stated that from January 1, 2024 to October 2, 2026, 453 Chinese nationals who went to China lost contact, were detained for questioning, or were suspected of having their personal freedom restricted. Compared with the previous week, there were 4 more people (as of September 24, there were 449 people last week).

The Mainland Affairs Council pointed out that 453 Chinese nationals who went to China were missing, detained for interrogation, or suspected of having their personal freedom restricted. Among them, 172 were reported missing (168 last week, 4 new people this week), 39 were detained for interrogation (39 last week, no new this week), and 242 were detained by China (242 last week, no new this week).

The Mainland Affairs Council has also recently received four cases of civil servants being interrogated, including criminal bureau police officers, tax officers, and nurses at hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Because this nurse once worked in a military hospital, she was interrogated by the Chinese Communist Party’s national security personnel for information related to the military hospital. This is also the first case of a nursing staff being interrogated so far.