Well, both have behaved irresponsibly at a time when space is already pretty busy. When the US and USSR went through their 'hold my beer' phase of space explor

Well, both have behaved irresponsibly at a time when space is already pretty busy. When the US and USSR went through their 'hold my beer' phase of space exploration, they could really only hurt themselves. My favorite US 'oopsie' is the Westford Needles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_West_Ford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_West_Ford) many of which are still up there 55 years later. But that was at the beginning of the space age, the Chinese actions were the equivalent of taking a dump in the swimming pool while maintaining eye contact with the lifeguard.