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  1. An interesting example of a past failure in 1996 involving one of their Long March rockets (3B):

    The launch vehicle veered off course immediately after liftoff and struck a nearby village, officially killing at least six people, although the actual death toll is suspected to be far higher.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelsat_708

    And more recently (2019):

    A shower of rocket debris crushed buildings in China’s rural Sichuan province after a government launch, captured in a video shared widely on social media.

    https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/11/26/chinese-rocket-crushes-houses-after-government-warning-to-residents.html

    2020:

    Chinese rocket booster appears to crash near school during Gaofen 11 satellite launch.

    … One piece of footage appears to be taken from a school yard with children’s voices audible and a plume of smoke visible in the distance.

    https://www.space.com/amp/china-launches-gaofen-11-satellite-rocket-crash.html

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