Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the revocations would include students "with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields."

The U.S. will “aggressively revoke” visas for Chinese students, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday in an escalation of the Trump administration’s conflicts with China and academia.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,” Rubio wrote.