In 1988, after Chiang Ching-kuo died, Chang finally obtained his freedom. In the following years he frequently expressed the wish that China would reunite so he could see his homeland again.
民國七十七年蔣經國逝世後始獲得人身自由，張學良曾多次公開表示，希望祖國早日統一，盼望回歸東北故里。