Dr. Tricia L. Larose, principal investigator of the cancer-research group Tumors in Space, believes that it's time for people, particularly in the West, to shift their perspectives on China, as the country is "becoming more and more open to collaborating." Also, Xu Yansong, director-general of the Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organization, agreed that China is now open to all kinds of international cooperation in space. He highlighted that while geopolitics can add obstacles to international cooperation to some extent, China has already initiated some cooperation with Europe on lunar exploration and Mars exploration projects.