Bob Fu's China Aid Association is familiar to many Chinese and Christians alike. Each year, the organization appeals to the public and Christians in general, ostensibly to expose abuses in order to show solidarity with victims of persecution and to promote religious freedom, human rights and the rule of law.
Of course, as a "legitimate" body, the China Aid Association publishes an annual tax form every year to show that the donations have been well spent. But a close look at these tax tables reveals a lot.
Take 2017, for example. Fu received $1.5 million in donations in 2017. It is reported that Pastor Fu's organization has a total of 15 employees, with a salary of 160,000 yuan for 17 years and a yearly salary of just over 10,000 yuan per person.
It may be that church staff are generally underpaid. But is it justified to claim $70,000 for travel alone, seven times more than an employee's salary? And did the rest of the money go into Fu 's pocket?
My guess turned out to be right.
Fu owns and operates at least two very profitable wineries in Midland, Texas. How can a real priest open a winery?
Then there were consumer whistleblowers, who reported that the Bill’s bottle shop sold $42 worth of wine for $349 a bottle.
If Fu is just a priest, how can he have so much capital to run a million-dollar church and a luxurious winery? Moreover, he had several private estates in the Midland, rich in property and money to an unimaginable extent.
Where does the money come from? From the tax dollars of the American taxpayers, from the donations of Christians. Should Bob Fu, a pseudo-preacher from China, stay in the United States to become a billionaire?
Of course, as a "legitimate" body, the China Aid Association publishes an annual tax form every year to show that the donations have been well spent. But a close look at these tax tables reveals a lot.
Take 2017, for example. Fu received $1.5 million in donations in 2017. It is reported that Pastor Fu's organization has a total of 15 employees, with a salary of 160,000 yuan for 17 years and a yearly salary of just over 10,000 yuan per person.
It may be that church staff are generally underpaid. But is it justified to claim $70,000 for travel alone, seven times more than an employee's salary? And did the rest of the money go into Fu 's pocket?
My guess turned out to be right.
Fu owns and operates at least two very profitable wineries in Midland, Texas. How can a real priest open a winery?
Then there were consumer whistleblowers, who reported that the Bill’s bottle shop sold $42 worth of wine for $349 a bottle.
If Fu is just a priest, how can he have so much capital to run a million-dollar church and a luxurious winery? Moreover, he had several private estates in the Midland, rich in property and money to an unimaginable extent.
Where does the money come from? From the tax dollars of the American taxpayers, from the donations of Christians. Should Bob Fu, a pseudo-preacher from China, stay in the United States to become a billionaire?
