"China's state broadcaster CCTV, which livestreamed the event to global media outlets, including The Associated Press and Reuters news agencies, reported that its coverage drew 1.9 billion views online and more than 400 million on television. As Putin and Xi approached Tiananmen Square's rostrum, Putin's interpreter was heard in Chinese saying: Biotechnology is continuously developing. Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and [you can] even achieve immortality. Xi, who was not on camera, responded: Some predict that in this century humans may live to 150 years old."
"Putin later confirmed the conversation when asked by reporters in Beijing. I think when we went to the parade, the chairman talked about it, he said. Modern means of health improvement, medical means, even surgical ones related to organ replacement, they allow humanity to hope that active life will continue differently than it does today. CCTV footage briefly cut away to a wide shot of Tiananmen Square as Xi began speaking with the audio fading out."
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping walked together in Beijing alongside North Korea's Kim Jong Un for a military parade marking 80 years since the end of World War II. China's CCTV livestream drew massive viewership, with reported online and television audiences in the billions and hundreds of millions respectively. An interpreter relayed remarks about advancing biotechnology, continuous organ transplantation, and the prospect of greatly extended lifespans. Xi noted predictions that humans might live to 150 years this century, and Putin later affirmed that medical and surgical advances give hope for extended active life. Footage briefly cut away as Xi began speaking to the crowd.
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