He said Australia should avoid this by strengthening ties with China and being a "bridge" between Washington and Beijing.

"Australia should avoid walking up to the slaughter stand, and most importantly we should promote Australia-China-US trilateral relations.

"Even a trade war that occurs between US and China will generate great loss to Australia, not to mention the prospect of political or military confrontation," Mr Huang wrote.

He congratulated Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on reiterating that Australia would comply with the One China policy – where Australia does not officially recognise Taiwan.

"After the Trump-Tsai call, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop timely responded that Australia did not support Trump on the his stance to Taiwan.

"This is a very sensible comment and in line with Australia's national interest. For now, Australia needs to cooperate with Asian countries in particular China more than ever in seeking to maximise national interest," he said.

Mr Huang was the centre of a political storm after it was revealed that NSW Labor Senator Sam Dastyari supported China in the South China Sea standing next to Mr Huang while Mr Huang had paid a legal bill for the Senator.

He is often a key guest speaker at Chinese embassy functions, and speaks in favour of Chinese government policy as head of the Australian Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China.

Mr Huang, who has donated to both political parties, is heavily involved in the Australian-Chinese community, frequently attending events alongside NSW Labor MP Ernest Wong who also pledged to respect China's position on the South China Sea, rather than the position his party holds.

Meanwhile on Monday the Department of Foreign Affairs released follow up information from Senate estimates, which revealed Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has been lobbying Manila over extrajudicial killings that have taken place under President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war.

"The Minister for Foreign Affairs has raised the issue with her Philippine counterpart, Foreign Secretary Yasay, on two occasions," a DFAT statement said. ,