In October 2016, Jia showed up at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. On May 17, 2017, Jia met with Hebei University of Technology alumni at Zhongnanhai. The financial dealings of Jia's granddaughter Jasmine Li () and son-in-law Li Pak-tam were reported on by media during the Panama Papers scandal; Jasmine had been featured on Chinese tabloids for appearing at a Hotel de Crillon debutante ball in Paris in 2009 wearing a Carolina Herrera designer gown.