Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced the United States will begin revoking visas from Chinese students, including "those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields."

"The U.S. will begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields," Rubio said on the social platform X.

His post did not disclose any additional details, but it comes a day after the Trump administration directed U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide to pause scheduling visa interviews for international students as it mulls expanding "social media screening and vetting" for applicants.

The State Department issued an internal cable Tuesday, signed by Rubio, stating that “effective immediately, in preparation for an expansion of required social media screening and vetting, consular sections should not add........

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