The Chinese government has swiftly rejected claims it interferes in Australian politics, with the foreign ministry, state media and Chinese embassy accusing Australia of bias.

The Turnbull government's foreign interference laws prompted the strong response.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said China has no intention of exerting influence with political donations. Credit:AP

China had "no intention to interfere in Australia's internal affairs or exert influence through political donations", said foreign ministry spokesman, Geng Shuang, in Beijing.

The backlash to the foreign interference legislation, unveiled by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday, is far tougher than China's response to the foreign policy white paper last month.