The sentiment in most western sources on this is predictable. IIRC the US Skylab did an uncontrolled deorbiting, and was a much larger object than this booster.

The sentiment in most western sources on this is predictable. IIRC the US Skylab did an uncontrolled deorbiting, and was a much larger object than this booster. Much of the articles on this have much second guessing/indirection, but ideally it would have been better to get a quote from the CNSA on this, but I haven't seen any news sources trying to get a direct comment. My guess is that they require 3 launches in this configuration where the whole booster reaches the orbit for delivering the core modules of their space station, and they might have computed the odds that the uncontrolled deorbiting will cause major damage to be insignificant considering the 3 launches, expecting that whatever reaches the ground if any may be small dispersed fragments. Of course a small fragment could be lethal, but then again a falling coconut could be lethal as well, but people consider it an insignificant risk.