Hot Mic Catches Putin and Xi Discussing Plans to Transplant Organs for Immortality

"Russian president Vladimir Putin was caught chatting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping - about the light topic of organ transplants, and how they could let "us live younger and younger, and perhaps even achieve immortality." As ABC News reports, the comments were overheard on a hot mic attached to Putin's interpreter, who was translating his words into Mandarin at a parade in Beijing this week commemorating the end of World War II and showing off fearsome new Chinese military might."

""With continuous advances in biotechnology, human organs will be increasingly transplanted - letting us live younger and younger, and perhaps even achieve immortality," Putin's interpreter said in Mandarin. "In this century, it's anticipated that it may be possible for people to live to 150 years old," Xi responded. It remains unclear whether Putin was referring to his own ambitions to extend his own life with the use of cutting-edge technologies."

"China's population is expected to drop by half within just 30 years due to increasing economic pressure leading to lower birth rates, not to mention the country's draconian One Child Policy, which was intended to curb overpopulation but wildly overshot that mark. Russia's population is also shrinking at an alarming rate, with its years-long war with Ukraine exacerbating a growing crisis. The comments come after Putin told Russia's National Healthcare Congress last year that "one of the main goals for the coming years is to increase life expectancy," as quoted by state-run news network TASS."

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping exchanged remarks about organ transplants and longevity, with an interpreter overheard saying advances in biotechnology could let people 'live younger and younger, and perhaps even achieve immortality.' Xi suggested people may live to 150 years in this century. Observers noted ambiguity about whether the comments reflected personal ambitions or broader demographic concerns. Both Russia and China face shrinking populations, with China's decline linked to economic pressures and the One Child Policy and Russia's decline worsened by the war in Ukraine. Putin previously stated increasing life expectancy as a main goal for coming years.

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