Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un. Stock photo: Getty Images
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.
Source: Reuters
Details: Chinese state television CCTV withdrew legal permission to use the footage and demanded its removal.
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The footage was taken during a military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. A microphone picked up this conversation between the leaders.
Reuters edited and distributed the four-minute video to over a thousand international media outlets, including the world’s leading television networks. Other agencies licensed by CCTV distributed similar materials.
After CCTV’s lawyers requested its take down, Reuters removed the video from its website and sent an official notice to its…
