China is a big country, so officials have to collaborate with each other well

In 2002, she became the first person from her country to receive China's Friendship Award, the highest honor given to foreigners by the central government

"At the peak, I had 21 relatives living here, and there are still 12 of them now," Cho said

"Honestly, I think the United States should be doing … much more than now, so that there's real effective international cooperation on this issue," Cui said

Being at that meeting made us scientists feel like we were contributing to China and, in turn, to the world