The politics behind this is likely to reduce people to people exchanges, primarily commercial ties. The other subtext is many PRC financial criminals (legitimat

The politics behind this is likely to reduce people to people exchanges, primarily commercial ties. The other subtext is many PRC financial criminals (legitimate ones, not just dissidents) fled to US/west in the 90s and thought golden parachute western passport would protect them, only to find out US state department doesn't have the political leverage to challenge PRC exit VISAs if they ever get coerced to return to mainland for prosecution. This includes their western born kids who are guilty by association. This is basically state department telling these people we warned you / wiping their hands of responsibility if shit hits fan.