She said she remembered the dinner and she was in the room but said allegations were"completely false"and there were no concerns raised about the guests she had invited.

"It was made up,I don't know how people made it up,and it was reported,"she said.

When asked directly if she was a spokesman for the Chinese communist regime in Australia,Ms Liu replied:"The simple answer is no".

Ms Liu said she only knew about the United Front Work Department because she had read about it in the Australian media and had"no first hand knowledge of the organisation".

Ms Liu is also a past honorary president of the Australia Jiangmen General Commercial Association,which has backed China's aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea.

Asked if that association was wrong to do so when the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague had ruled China had no historic title over the waters,Ms Liu replied:"They didn't tell me everything they do".

She said some Chinese-Australian organisations she had been associated with had"used her fame"to lift their profile.

She repeatedly refused to condemn China's action in the region,saying"this is a matter for the foreign minister",but added she would always"put Australia's interests first and foremost".

She said the violence used towards pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong was"very,very sad"but when invited to criticise the Chinese President she would not call him"a dictator".

"I do have an opinion,but I'm not going to use the word'dictator'. In their system he is an elected chairman."

Ms Liu reportedly asked Australia's spy chief in June whether ASIO could vet people and organisations wanting to meet her.

She made the inquiry at a security briefing for new MPs run by ASIO boss Duncan Lewis in June,The Australian reported.

She told Mr Lewis that being a Chinese migrant means she receives a great number of meeting requests.

The spy boss told Ms Liu that ASIO does not clear visitors in advance,but would contact MPs afterwards if they met anyone believed to be a security risk.