BEIJING, Oct 26 (Reuters) - China's trade surplus this year will definitely be smaller than last year because of rising imports, Zhong Shan, a vice commerce minister, told Reuters on Tuesday on the sidelines of a forum.
China's trade surplus was $196 billion in 2009. The rolling 12-month surplus was down to $181 billion through September. (Reporting by Aileen Wang and Simon Rabinovitch; Editing by Ken Wills)