Exactly. Don't confuse The Register with a serious and professional publication. For your information, The Register is a British tech news website known for its heavy sarcasm, largely a parody of the writing style of British tabloid journalists. Its official mission statement is Biting the hand that feeds IT. Complaining a famous tabloid for being a tabloid is a waste of time. If you're not a fan of this writing style, you may want to avoid this website in the future. I'm certainly not one.
The article makes no suggestions of any failure nor a Chinese satellite failure, why are you suggesting it does?
FWIW responsible launch providers deorbit their spent stages where possible.
I see what you did there. Incorrectly, but i see it.