BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China will do more to attract foreign investment in 2019, according to a government work report available to the press Tuesday ahead of the annual legislative session.

China will further relax controls over market access, shorten the negative list for foreign investment, and permit wholly foreign funded enterprises to operate in more sectors, the report said.

"We will strengthen efforts to protect foreign investors' legitimate rights and interests," the report said.