Putin and Xi Discuss Immortality in Hot Mic Moment

In this era of wars and rumors of wars, why are Putin and Xi talking about living forever instead of solutions?

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping (C) and North Korea's Kim Jong Un (R) after a group photograph before a military parade to marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, on Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

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At a recent grand military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were caught on a hot mic musing about biotechnology and whether they could live to 150.