A casual hot-mic conversation about organ transplants between strongmen Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping on Wednesday has sparked fresh interest in Congress to enact a ban on the practice of organ harvesting proposed by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J.

In a bizarre exchange in Beijing reported by Reuters, the Russian and Chinese presidents discussed organ transplants while both were at the celebration of China’s victory over Japan in World War II.

“Human organs can be continuously transplanted,” Putin told Xi through a translator. “The longer you live, the younger you become, and [you can] even achieve immortality.”

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