Cyberspace door stays open, says watchdog chief

China will keep its Internet industry open to the world while defending cybersafety according to the law, the head of the country's Internet regulatory body said on Tuesday.

Economic opening-up and effective governance of the Web by law have played key roles in the growth of China's Internet sector over the past two decades, said Lu Wei, director of the Cyberspace Administration of China.

"China will never close the door to the rest of the world," he said. "We will learn the latest technologies and experience to build a win-win Internet world."