China's securities regulator said on Friday that the country does not wish to decouple with the rest of the world, and will actively seek to connect with other countries.

"It's true that some people want to decouple with China ... but China will not decouple with the outside world, and we're unwilling to do so," Fang Xinghai, vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) told a forum in Shanghai.

"Our attitude is to proactively connect with others." (Reporting by Shanghai newsroom; editing by John Stonestreet)