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  • SpaceX have always been very careful to properly deorbit their used stages. Also, their satellites are in a very low orbit and designed to burn up after the end of their service life. The Chinese on the other hand regularly drop first stages on their own population. The later stages either stay in orbit or come down in an uncontrolled manner. The Chinese space program has overall been very careless about space debris so far. Plus they conducted an anti-satellite test that created a lot of debris that is still up there. They definitely need to be more diligent on these matters.