Press briefing by Tammy Bruce at the State Department in Washington

The United States will not tolerate "exploitation" of American universities by the Chinese Communist Party or theft of US research and intellectual property, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said. In a briefing at the State Department, Bruce declined to provide numbers for how many Chinese students would be affected by a new plan to "aggressively" revoke visas announced on Wednesday, but said officials would scrutinize anyone "deemed to be a threat to the country or a problem."