'Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin share a communist fascination with combating the decay of the body'
- Posted on September 9, 2025
- By Le Monde
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'Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin share a communist fascination with combating the decay of the body'
OP-ED. On September 3, during a private conversation caught by a live microphone, the Russian president and his Chinese counterpart discussed the extension of life. Anthropologist Philippe Charlier explains that this exchange echoes the communist project of building a 'new man.'
