US plan to revoke Chinese students' visas condemned

China condemned on Thursday a United States' plan to "aggressively revoke visas of Chinese students", warning that such "politically motivated and discriminatory" actions would only further undermine the international image and national credibility of the US.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning made the remarks after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday that the US State Department would work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Communist Party of China and studying in "critical fields".

According to a news statement, the US will also revise visa criteria to enhance the scrutiny of all future visa applications from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong.