Reuters News Agency on September 5 retracted a four-minute video clip that appeared to show Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussing how people can now live to 150 years old thanks to organ transplants.
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The video, which contained an open-mic exchange during a military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the World War II, was licensed by the state-run China Central Television (CCTV).
Reuters removed the video from its website and ordered its clients to “destroy” it after receiving a written request from CCTV’s lawyer, saying the news agency had violated the terms of its usage agreement.
“The editorial processing of this material has resulted in a clear distortion of the facts and statements contained in the licensed tape,” the head of the legal department at CCTV news agency wrote in a letter to Reuters.
"We guarantee the accuracy of the materials we publish. We have carefully reviewed the published footage and have found no reason to believe that Reutersʼ long-standing commitment to accurate and impartial journalism has been violated," Reuters said in a statement.
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