Can we get more drama in here? I feel like you're not twisting your panties hard enough. Do you know all the specifics? No, you don't.
Never claimed I did. In fact it was you, who brough that road traffic analogy and assumption of SpaceX willingly endangering Chinese crew. Pot. Kettle. Black.
Does that mean the satellite must always be the one to move? Nope.
Not "must", since there is no legislation in place that I know of (but it definitely should be there), but "should", since Starlink sattelites are obviously cheaper to operate and they, as well as OneWeb and future constellations, will continue to generate quite a number of potential collisions. The notion of manned craft and expensive sattelites having to run away from "controllable" mass-produced constellation sattelites sounds ridiculous to me.
Consider your position carefully. Before long 'Murica might be in similar situation.
Do we know if China bothered to communicate with SpaceX (you know, like everybody else does when there is a danger of collision)?
According to ESA they did back in the day and noone was there to pick up the phone.
Sounds like China might have tried picking up a phone. (After all, they're just as responsible for avoiding collisions as SpaceX is. China doesn't own the road you know.)
Well, here we go again. You are, once again, assuming lack of communication was Chinese fault and not SpaceX. Because of course it was.
Now let's talk about China injecting thousands of uncontrolled pieces of shrapnel into orbit. By your own description they should have their license to operate stripped, no? Sanctioned as well I'd think.
I can't remember claiming ASAT test debris were controllable. Not to mention you are throwing stones out of a glass house right now, since US ran not one, but two ASAT tests.
For the record, I am all for international regulations to be put in place on EO operation, as well as for prohibition of ASAT tests and militarisation of space.
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