China Says Rocket Unlikely to Cause Damage Upon Re-Entry

WATCH: The U.S. says China should be responsible for warning and protecting people in the path of a Long March space rocket that’s tumbling back to earth. (Source: Bloomberg)
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A falling Chinese rocket is unlikely to cause any damage when it returns to Earth, the country’s foreign ministry said, in an attempt counter U.S. concerns about the spacecraft’s uncontrolled re-entry.