Overview

• Live microphones recorded Xi Jinping predicting people could live to 150 this century and Vladimir Putin suggesting continual organ transplants might even enable immortality.
• Putin later confirmed the exchange at a press briefing, framing it as a reflection on modern health technologies and surgical methods such as organ replacement.
• The conversation unfolded as Xi, Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un walked toward the viewing platform at Tiananmen Square during the parade marking 80 years since Japan’s WWII surrender.
• Coverage noted both leaders are 72 and have reshaped rules to extend their tenure, highlighting how personal longevity talk intersects with political staying power.
• Reporters stressed scientific skepticism, pointing out no evidence supports organ-by-organ replacement or a workaround for brain aging, and no new policies or breakthroughs were announced despite references to efforts like Rosatom’s organ-printing work.