“Earlier, people rarely lived to 70, but these days at 70 you are still a child,” Xi told Putin through a Russian translator.
“With the development of biotechnology, human organs can be continuously transplanted, allowing people to remain youthful and potentially achieve immortality,” Putin replied, according to the Mandarin translation.
“Predictions suggest that this century offers the possibility of living to 150,” Xi responded.
Xi hosted a gathering of 26 world leaders, including Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in Beijing on Wednesday for a grand military parade marking 80 years since Japan’s surrender in World War II and China’s victory over occupying forces.
The event marked the first joint public appearance of Xi, Putin, and Kim.
Despite a 2015 official ban, China has a long history of organ harvesting from executed prisoners, with ongoing reports of targeting minorities, including the Uyghurs, for organ harvesting.
Putin and Xi are both 72.
Last year, The Times of London reported that Kremlin officials had instructed scientists to expedite anti-aging research, focusing on cellular aging, cognitive decline, and immune system enhancement.
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