Beijing has responded to accusations made by Australian authorities, saying it had "deliberately hyped" recent Chinese naval exercises near the Australian coast and confirmed its forces had used live fire, in an incident that riled up Canberra.

Defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian on Sunday said the "relevant remarks of the Australian side are completely inconsistent with facts".

"During the period, China organised live-fire training of naval guns toward the sea on the basis of repeatedly issuing prior safety notices."

Wu stressed that China's actions were "in full compliance with international law and international practices, with no impact on aviation flight safety".

"Australia, while well aware of this, made unreasonable accusations against China and deliberately hyped it up," Wu added. (Agencies)