Jung Chang, a British author originally from China, expressed her deep sorrow over not being able to visit her ailing mother in Chengdu, China, three years ago. During a video call that she had with her mother, who was in a hospital and gravely ill, Chang realized that she could never return to China due to the risk of incarceration. The passage of a law in 2018 that penalizes those who criticize or mock Mao Zedong has made her visit impossible, as Chang’s works critically examine Mao's rule. Since the implementation of this law, she has refrained from setting foot in her homeland, indicating the severity of the repercussions she would likely face upon her return.