A senior official of Communist Party of China (CPC) called on Friday for more efforts to enhance dialogue and exchanges between China and Japan to push forward bilateral relations.

Current Sino-Japanese relations are at a crossroads," said Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, while meeting with Yamazaki Taku, assistant to Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

"The two countries should enhance dialogue and exchanges in various fields and make joint efforts to push forward bilateral relations in a healthy and stable manner so as to benefit both peoples in a real sense," said Wang.

Source: Xinhua