China urges the Australian media to observe the professional code of ethics and stop making irresponsible remarks, Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday.

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The response comes after two Australian media, Nine Entertainment and public broadcaster ABC, broke Australia's strict defamation laws in their 2017 investigative report about Chinese-born businessman Chau Chak Wing. A federal judge ordered them to pay $450,000 in damages over reports and to withdraw related reports on their platforms.

Wang added that China commits to mutual respect, equality, and non-interference in China-Australia ties.

Some Australian media and journalists were dedicated to pure speculation and destroying China- Australia ties, Wang said, urging the related parts to abandon ideology bias.