Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were caught on a hot mic discussing organ transplants and immortality at the military parade in Beijing on Wednesday.
The two leaders were captured on the stream as they walked with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Tiananmen Square, with the Russian translator saying: “Biotechnology is continuously developing,” according to Reuters.
“Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and (you can) even achieve immortality,” the translator added.
The livestream was provided by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Xi responded by saying that some predict that humans could live up to “150 years old.”
The Kremlin head later confirmed that the two leaders discussed immortality.
“Modern means of healing, and medical means, all kinds of surgical means related to organ replacement, they allow humanity to hope that active life will continue not as it does today. The average age in different countries is different, but nevertheless, life expectancy will increase significantly,” Putin told reporters, according to CNN.
The large military parade in Beijing, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, marked the first time that Putin, Xi and North Korea’s leader were together in public.
Putin has been in China since Sunday. There, he attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, along with 20 other leaders, including India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
