11.   A Chinese diplomat said Thursday that his country will conduct another nuclear test soon, Japanese media reported.

12.   A Chinese diplomat said Tuesday that his country will conduct another nuclear test soon, Japanese media reported.

13.   All are prohibited under sanctions required by law after both countries conducted their first nuclear bomb tests in May.

14.   Both countries conducted underground nuclear explosions last May, taking their armed rivalry to a new level.

15.   Both countries are conducting their own massive vaccination campaigns.

16.   Both countries conducted nuclear weapons tests last year.

17.   Both countries conducted tit-for-tat nuclear tests in May that resulted in the imposition of economic sanctions.

18.   Both countries have conducted nuclear tests, raising fears of a regional arms race.

19.   But this is not how countries should conduct relations with each other.

20.   But it is too early to tell if it marks a milestone in how this laissez-faire country conducts business.