BEIJING, Sept 4 \u2013 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been overheard discussing organ transplants as a means of prolonging life on the sidelines of a military parade in Beijing.<\/p>\n
Putin suggested even eternal life could be achievable as a result of innovations in biotechnology, according to a translation of remarks caught on a hot mic.<\/p>\n
The unguarded moment was captured on a livestream carried by Chinese state TV as the two leaders and North Korea\u2019s Kim Jong Un walked together through China\u2019s historic Tiananmen Square.<\/p>\n
Xi and Putin have been in power for 13 and 25 years respectively. Neither has expressed any intention of stepping down.<\/p>\n
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the North Korean and Russian leaders, China\u2019s president used his Victory Day spectacle to project an alternate vision for the future of the world order.<\/p>\n
However their private conversation suggests their sights extend beyond the economic and political.<\/p>\n
The exchange was relayed by a Mandarin translator for Putin and a Russian translator for Xi, and has been translated into English by the BBC.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the past, it used to be rare for someone to be older than 70 and these days they say that at 70 one\u2019s still a child,\u201d Xi\u2019s translator could be heard saying in Russian.<\/p>\n
An inaudible passage from Putin follows. His Mandarin translator then added: \u201cWith the development of biotechnology, human organs can be continuously transplanted, and people can live younger and younger, and even achieve immortality.\u201d<\/p>\n
Xi\u2019s translator then said: \u201cPredictions are, this century, there\u2019s a chance of also living to 150 [years old].<\/p>\n
\u201cPutin reportedly reprised his remarks later while speaking to Russian media.Russian state news agency.<\/p>\n
Tass quoted him as saying: \u201cModern recovery methods, medical methods, even surgical ones dealing with the replacement of organs, enable humanity to hope for active life to last longer than it does today.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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