Overview

• An interpreter in Mandarin relayed Vladimir Putin saying biotech advances could allow increasing organ transplants that keep people younger and possibly enable immortality.
• Xi Jinping was heard replying that some predict humans may live to 150 years during this century.
• The conversation was captured on a CCTV feed carried by CGTN, AP and Reuters, though Putin’s own voice was not clearly audible in the clip.
• Chinese state coverage layered music and narration over the scene for domestic audiences, and authorities in China and Russia offered no immediate comment.
• Xi, Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un walked together at China’s largest-ever World War II anniversary parade, which regulators said drew 1.9 billion online views and more than 400 million TV viewers.