"McDowell said he hoped China would have enhanced the core stage to perform a controlled deorbit after separating from Tianhe. “I think by current standards it’s unacceptable to let it reenter uncontrolled,”"I know there is no official treaty that governs this kind of scenario, but if all of that is true, it sounds like CNSA and CALT have stupidly opened themselves up to unnecessary criticism for not ensuring a safe reentry for the LM-5's core stage, and ticks off once again that notion in the Western mind that China is an irresponsible and uncaring litterer and polluter.