Experts call for closer Sino-US space exchanges

Deeper exchanges and closer ties between the space agencies of China and the United States will help the two countries to broaden their capabilities, Chinese space experts said.

Their remarks came as a US research institute urged Washington to re-examine its space policy that bars NASA from working on projects with China.

"Dialogue and cooperation will benefit both nations in their space programs," Xu Jing, editor of the Space International magazine, said on Thursday.