Most of the debris from a Chinese rocket will burn up on reentry into the atmosphere and is highly unlikely to cause harm, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, as the US expresses fears that some of the pieces could hit the ground.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday that China was closely monitoring the entry of the rocket debris into the Earth’s atmosphere. He explained that the rocket was made from material designed to burn up on reentry, and that most of the debris will disintegrate. “The threat to air navigation and objects on the ground is extremely low,” he added.
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