Beijing: Former spy boss Allan Gyngell has backed a call for politicians to avoid demonising people of Chinese heritage, and for intelligence agencies to prove claims of foreign intereference by the Chinese government.

The submission to a review of the Turnbull Government's foreign interference bill calls for an independent assessment of the proposed law by experts, who could publicly examine the intelligence evidence.

Experts say its time to end the "demonisation"of Chinese students in Australia. Credit:Reuters

Australia's first ambassador to China, Stephen Fitzgerald, has also endorsed the submission, which says Australian citizens "object to being perceived as less 'Australian' if they are immensely proud of their Chinese heritage and admire the accomplishments of the [People's Republic of China] over the past decades".

"Australians of Chinese heritage should not have to fear being looked upon by their colleagues, neighbours or society at large as 'stooges' of the Communist Party of China ... if they also feel proud of China's rich cultural heritage," the submission says.