China will increase imports this year from the least developed countries and from countries with which China has a large trade surplus to improve trade imbalances, says a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament' s annual session Saturday.

The country also vows to boost imports of advanced technical equipment, key parts as well as energy and raw materials, reads the report, distributed to the media before the opening of the Fourth Session of the 11th National People' s Congress (NPC).

The report noted that China will ensure a steady growth of foreign trade on the basis of putting great effort into optimizing the trade mix and increasing profitability.