The Reuters news agency has removed a four-minute video of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussing the possibility of a person living to 150 years of age.
Details: Chinese state television CCTV withdrew legal permission to use the footage and demanded its removal.
The footage was taken during a military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Reuters edited and distributed the four-minute video to over a thousand international media outlets, including the world's leading television networks.
Chinese state media and the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not reply to Reuters’ request for comment.
Nevertheless, the story of Putin and Xi's conversation has already been widely spread in the global media and on social media.
Background: A microphone accidentally recorded a conversation between Putin and Xi during a military parade in Beijing about how to live to 150. »