The Long March 5B Is Coming!

[Fireball]

So, they've gone from not giving a shit if a failed launch kills their own people, to not caring that the potential cost of reparations to other countries is cheaper than development costs to keep it from happening.

seriously, no one rational would care about such reparations because the probability of the rocket landing somewhere doing damage is infinitesimal.   adding weight to the rocket design to enable it to do a control de orbit maneuver would cost ballpark of $50,000 per pound in increased launch cost.   A deorbit packaging weighing 300 lbs would cost them $15 million in increased launch cost.   The odds of the rocket doing $15 million in damage when reentering is for all practical purposes zero.

even if remains of an engine hits a walmart it would be unlikely to do $15 million in damages.  how much reparation do you hear about airlines paying when parts fall off their planes?   

the chance of this rocket doing damage is about the same in order of magnitude as airliners losing piece in flight and the falling piece doing damage on any given day.

They are being rational.

OK. Go find the information that proves that insurance companies the airlines use don't pay out. I'll wait.