What do autocratic leaders talk about when they get together? Maybe how to live forever.

The exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin was caught on a hot mic Wednesday as the duo and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in their first-ever joint public appearance, led a delegation of 27 world leaders attending a massive military parade in Beijing.

State-run broadcaster CCTV was livestreaming the event, which marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, and providing the feed to other media organizations.

As they ascended the rostrum at Tiananmen Square to watch the parade, Putin and Xi, who are both 72, appeared to be discussing the world’s strides in life expectancy.

While it used to be rare for people to reach age 70, “now they say tha

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