The authoritarian strongmen Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have mused on how organ transplants might lead to immortality, during a brief exchange of small talk caught on a hot mic on Wednesday.
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The Russian president was in Beijing as a guest to a huge military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war
Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/03/hot-mic-catches-vladimir-putin-xi-jinping-discussing-organ-transplants-immortality
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