China's restrictions on letting foreigners enter the country from overseas are still in place, and the government has not signaled a timeline for their relaxation. The rational is to track and curb the risk posed by imported cases, which data corroborates. To what extent are these restrictions on foreigners politically motivated as well? Given the finger pointing that continues to pervade U.S. and Chinese media exchanges, what are the chances that China will use resumed access/travel into its borders as a bargaining chip?