PRC president Jiang Zemin also sent a telegram in which he described Chang as a "great patriot," and said that Chang had made a great contribution to all Chinese people by instigating the Xi'an Incident.
中共總書記江澤民亦立即向張學良家屬發出唁電，文中稱張學良為「偉大的愛國者」，並認為張學良發動「西安事變」所做出的貢獻堪稱中華民族的千古功臣。