Zhong Gong founder Zhang Hongbao died in a car accident in the United States on July 31. The driver of the car was also killed on the spot. This news has been confirmed by Zhang Hongbao’s former friends Zhou Yongjun and Liu Yinquan. Zhou Yongjun and Liu Yinquan introduced on the phone that the incident happened at 7:30 pm on July 31. At that time, Zhang Hongbao and the driver drove a Lincoln sedan and turned from Highway 160 to Highway 89 in Arizona, USA. On the highway, it collided sideways with a large truck. The car was smashed into a bow shape. The driver and Zhang Hongbao died on the spot. Regarding the crash, the police are still investigating and no results have been announced yet. As for why the news only came out now, one month after the car accident occurred, Liu Yinquan said that he would explain it at a press conference tomorrow. Background information: The full name of Zhong Gong is "Chinese Health-Preserving and Intellectual Gong". It was founded by Zhang Hongbao in 1987 and has tens of millions of practitioners. Later, Beijing's national security authorities issued an arrest warrant for Zhang Hongbao in 2000 on charges of raping women, murder and forging documents. In February 2001, Zhang Hongbao fled to Guam, which belongs to the United States, with forged documents and was detained by the U.S. Immigration Service. Subsequently, the United States and China were at loggerheads over how to deal with Zhang Hongbao. Zhang Hongbao obtained political asylum status in the United States in April 2001. China is very dissatisfied with the refugee status granted to Zhang Hongbao by the United States and requires the United States to extradite Zhang Hongbao back to China in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Extradition Law. 52-year-old Zhang Hongbao was charged with five crimes by the Los Angeles District Attorney in his early years, including holding his nanny hostage, attacking with a weapon, using violence to restrict the freedom of others, and threatening witnesses not to report the crime.