Persecuted in China, yet thriving in Taiwan

Falun Gong practitioners perform a special demonstration the exercise outside the National Theater in Taipei, Taiwan.

In stark contrast with persecution in Mainland China, Falun Dafa has flourished in Taiwan, where the government openly embraces the practice. Today, the number of Falun Gong adherents in Taiwan is estimated at 600,000. Several Falun Gong summer retreats for school teachers have been organized with the endorsement of the board of education, and practitioners of Falun Gong have also been welcomed into the nation's prisons so they can teach the practice to inmates.