Beijing. May 10. INTERFAX-The Chinese government has paid close attention to the situation with the fall of debris from the spent stage of China's largest rocket, the Changzheng 5B, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday.
"China carefully monitored the trajectory of the stage and published statements in advance about the situation with its return to the Earth's atmosphere. There were no reports of damage from the ground. China also shares the results of predictions about re-entry into the atmosphere (steps - IF) through international cooperation mechanisms, " the Associated Press (AP) news agency quoted her as saying.
She stressed that in connection with the situation around the Changzheng 5B, there is a biased attitude towards Beijing. Hua Chunying said that Beijing wants to strengthen cooperation in outer space, including with the United States, but China will oppose double standards.
As an example of this problem, Hua Chunying cited the fall in March of the wreckage of a rocket launched by the American company SpaceX, off the coast of Washington and Oregon.
"The American media used romantic descriptions like" shooting stars lit up the night sky." But when it comes to the Chinese side, it's a completely different approach," she said.
AP recalls that earlier, the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, claimed that the PRC failed to act in accordance with the standards regarding the neutralization of the threat from space debris.
On the eve of the state media of China reported that the wreckage of the spent stage of the largest Chinese rocket "Changzheng 5B" crashed into the Indian Ocean. It was noted that a significant part of the debris burned up in the atmosphere.
On April 29, the Changzheng-5B heavy launch vehicle successfully launched the Tianhe base module of the future Chinese space station into low-Earth orbit
