During the ascent to Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, the leaders of China, Russia, and North Korea discussed "childhood" at 70 years old and the "chance" to live up to 150 years, inclusive.
UNN reports with reference to Bloomberg.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, on his way to Tiananmen Gate (the main entrance to the imperial palace - ed.), together with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, discussed the possibility that in "our days" people have a "chance" to live up to 150 years. The conversation between the leaders of the three countries was recorded live, with only fragments of phrases available.
The translator, apparently conveying Xi's words, then said in Russian:
People rarely lived to be 70 before, but today at 70 you are still a child
The Kremlin chief also responded, - as Bloomberg writes, Putin gesticulated with his fingers during the conversation, but the dictator's comment from Russia was not clearly audible in the recording of the conversation.
But the media generally conclude that Xi and Putin were discussing something like "how to achieve immortality."
Putin's following words are quoted. The translator translated into Mandarin what the President of the Russian Federation said:
With the development of biotechnology, human organs can be constantly transplanted, and people can live younger and younger, and even achieve immortality
Xi Jinping again said in Mandarin:
The forecasts are that in this century there is a chance to live up to 150 years
Reference
The conversation in Beijing took place a few minutes before Xi Jinping delivered a speech commemorating China's victory over Japanese aggression.
This was followed by a lavish parade of new weapons, demonstrating China's growing power. The three leaders of the countries - China, Russia, and North Korea - were accompanied by translators during their ascent to the Gate of Heavenly Peace.
Recall
The meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Beijing, according to Bloomberg, highlighted their close ties. This renewed communication developed after Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
"Warm" relations have benefited both sides while Russia's economy struggles with Western sanctions