 There were also reports from Asian film circles that the authorities planned to punish Jiang by forbidding him to work in China for seven years.A representative from the Chinese Film Bureau confirmed that Jiang's status was "under review" and that China suspected Jiang was awarded his prize at Cannes for "political reasons".It was not known publicly if the seven-year ban was eventually imposed, but Jiang did not produce any directorial work between "Devils on the Doorstep" and the 2007 production "The Sun Also Rises".