An analysis of Commerce Department travel entry records and private aviation data shows that nearly 8,000 Chinese nationals and foreign residents of Hong Kong and Macao entered the U.S.

China's agriculture ministry said in a statement that the study has been interpreted by the media "in an exaggerated and nonfactual way."

The rallying cry appears on placards at rallies, is printed on clothes and accessories and scribbled on post-it notes on walls across the Chinese-ruled city.

Federal authorities in New York on Wednesday seized a shipment of weaves and other beauty accessories suspected to be made out of human hair taken from people locked inside a Chinese internment camp.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday that events in Hong Kong were concerning and the Australian government was "prepared to step up and provide support."

The sweeping new Chinese security law that critics warn will dismantle the last vestiges of Hong Kong's autonomy came into effect Wednesday

China on Wednesday demanded Washington stop ``oppressing Chinese companies'' after U.S. regulators declared telecom equipment suppliers Huawei and ZTE to be national security threats.

Travel Canada says the new national security legislation enacted by China could put Canadians "at an increased risk of arbitrary detention."

Hong Kong authorities threw a security blanket across the city early on Wednesday, the 23rd anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Chinese rule, hours after new national security legislation took effect in the financial hub.

China's enactment of a national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday drew statements of deep concern and regret from abroad and a firm defence at home.