According to Gao’s friend Huang Yan, a member of a Beijing underground church, the BSS claimed in a phone conversation about a week ago that Gao had been transported back to Beijing and would be released soon. However, Huang has not heard from Gao so far. Huang believes Gao is still under house arrest.
A BSS agent revealed to Huang that the escape of Gao’s families and the publishing of Gao’s article revealing the torture he suffered had irritated the authorities. The latest arrest of Gao, the agent said, was directly ordered by high-level government officials.
In a recent interview in Phoenix City, Arizona, Gao’s wife Geng He said she chose to leave China for the wellbeing of her children. The BSS had been harassing and persecuting Geng, their teenage daughter and their five-year-old son for years. Geng said their daughter was closely followed by BSS agents 24 hours a day, even when she was in school or in the restroom. The girl was so depressed that she once tried to kill herself.
Now that Geng and the children have been granted asylum in U.S., Geng said she was relieved that her children could finally have a safe life. But Geng is deeply concerned with her husband’s safety, and called for help from the outside world.
According to Father Fu Xiqiu, a member of the China Aid Association in U.S., Geng and her children have moved to New York City, where she plans to settle down.