It was the stuff of Bond villains. Two ageing autocrats, their youthful ally in tow, ambled down a red-carpeted ramp earlier than a navy parade in Beijing when a sizzling mic picked up a query that appeared to be on their minds: how lengthy may they hold going – and, between the strains, would possibly science permit them to rule for ever?
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