There is a change in the Chinese attitude as they are now open to international co-operation when it comes to space programme. The revelation was made by Jean-Yves Le Gall, head of the French space agency.

Le Gall affirmed that if China has been extending its hand for cooperation in space programmes, Americans are not reticent. But for now, it is not known yet as whether China will become part of the International Space Station.

Currently, the United States, Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada are part of the ISS. With passage of time, things have been changing when it comes to space programmes. Now countries are coming together to explore space.

But such was not the case when space race has started. At that time, America and the former Soviet Union seemed to be having a cold war with each other. A meeting was carried out, which was attended by 30 space-faring nations.

Le Gall said that the countries in the meeting have shown interest in coming up together and carry out space exploration programmes. "Every indication is that China is eager to become part of the inner circle of space countries, rather than going its own path", said John Logsdon, former director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University.