Medical advances and geopolitics collide for two septuagenarian leaders who have suggested that their time in office is far from over.

Live footage of private conversation between Russian president and Chinese leader aired at Beijing military parade

As they attend Beijing military parade, dictators talk about how repeated organ transplants could lead to immortality

The Chinese and Russian leaders have been in power for 13 and 25 years respectively, with neither expressing any intention of stepping down.

Medical advances and geopolitics collide for two septuagenarian leaders who have suggested that their time in office is far from over.

"The longer you live, the younger you become," Putin said, according to a translator who picked up the unscripted moment for China's state broadcaster.

Putin and Xi discuss organ transplants and human longevity, with remarks on living to 150 years old.

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been caught on hot mics discussing organ transplants and immortality whilst attending China’s Victory Day Military parade. The pair, walking…

The presidents of China and Russia were overheard discussing transplants as a way to prolong life.

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A hot mic picked up Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping musing about medical breakthroughs, including organ transplants, that they suggested could allow humans...

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia President Vladimir Putin chatted about how advances in science could prolong the human life span in a rare hot mic moment in the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s private chat about organ transplants and immortality with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, captured by a “hot mic” during a military parade…

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