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.
Video of the translated comments quickly spread on social media as Putin, Jinping, and North Korea's Kim Jong Un viewed a military parade in Beijing this week. The moment between Putin, 72, and Jinping, 72, was carried on state broadcaster CCTV. Bloomberg also ran the footage. With continuous advances in biotechnology, human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and (you can) even achieve immortality, Putin told Jinping, according to the translation.