I do not know if Bob Avakian is still living in France because he has been interviewed in several occasions on Radio Pacifica which is located in Santa Barbara, California. They still have a large membership, and they have several bookstores through the US and they are still printing their newspaper. They always have different campaigns to collect money. There was another leader similar to him which was Klonsky, he was a member of CPML, the real representative of the Chinese government, he had bodyguards, and they had a large membership also