Chinese leader Xi Jinping was caught chatting about the possibility of living to 150 in a hot-mic moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday.

The conversation between China’s 72-year-old leader and his Russian and North Korean counterparts was picked up on a live video feed as they walked side by side toward a viewing platform to watch China’s massive military parade in Tiananmen Square. The parade ostensibly served to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II but is being viewed by many observers in the West as a display of Beijing firepower and key partnerships challenging a US-led world order.

The rare hot-mic moment came immediately after a group photo of the 26 international leaders gathered in Beijing. After the

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