By Li Jingyao, Vision Times
In recent months, several Chinese celebrities and influencers have stunned audiences by appearing drastically younger, healthier, and more energetic. Among them is 55-year-old online personality “Poppy” (虞美人), who admitted during a livestream that she pays 1.5 to 2 million yuan every month for “blood replacement” anti-aging treatments. Her confession immediately triggered public speculation about whether these procedures rely on illegal or coerced blood products from unwilling donors.
Analysts note that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elite have long used transfusions to prolong life, even dating back to dictator Mao Zedong. But the topic is now resurfacing because of sudden celebrity “rebirths,” raising one question above all: Where is all this blood coming from — and is it legal?
Xi Jinping: Humanity may soon live to 150
The conversation intensified after an accidental hot-mic moment on Sept. 3, when Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un chatted atop Tiananmen Gate during the country’s military parade. Unbeknownst to them, the microphone was still on.
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“In the past, it was rare to see anyone over seventy,” Xi was heard saying. “Today they say 70 is still considered a child.” Putin replied that with advances in biotechnology and organ transplantation, humans could theoretically become “younger and younger, even immortal.”
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But Xi went even further: “Some predict that this century… humans may be able to live to 150.” The private exchange, broadcast globally by accident, mentioned organ transplantation, linking directly to the now-viral claims of blood-based rejuvenation.
Blood replacements
During her livestream, Poppy described a high-cost regime built on “youth extraction technology.” She claimed that the treatment uses micro-vesicles and “youth proteins” extracted from the blood of 17- to 21-year-old males. She promoted so-called “immortality injections,” which she said was developed by China’s “national team,” achieving remarkable results, including:
- A 75-year-old woman resuming menstruation
- A 65-year-old woman became pregnant
- Both men and women “became younger” after treatment
Poppy emphasized that each donor provides extremely limited material, requiring large quantities of blood to treat even one client. Her claims coincided with a surge of speculation surrounding actor Jet Li, who once appeared frail due to hyperthyroidism but recently resurfaced looking dramatically healthier. Chinese media have questioned whether he underwent organ or blood-based treatments.
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A 2024 Nature Aging study by Nanjing University researchers found that extracellular vesicles (sEVs) from young mice improved physical function in older mice and extended their lifespan by 22.7 percent.
However, researchers noted no human clinical data demonstrating similar effects. This gap between scientific evidence and influencer claims has led experts to warn that the technology may be commercially exploited, especially in China’s poorly regulated medical market.
Columnist Zhang Jing recounts that the practice is not new: “During the Cultural Revolution, military leaders allegedly transfused themselves with blood from young soldiers,” he said, adding, “Mao’s wife, Jiang Qing, reportedly arranged blood transfusions from young male soldiers to “prolong their lives.”
Online whistleblowers have claimed that Jiang Zemin kept over two dozen young men whose blood was used for anti-aging transfusions. American China expert Ethan Gutmann (Mosesi) noted that CCP officials began transfusion-based anti-aging in the 1960s, shifting to organ transplantation in the 1980s.
Illegal blood banks
“There is no legal way to obtain this much blood,” said independent commentator Tang Jingyuan. He argues that the CCP is actively developing underground blood bank networks to sustain a highly profitable anti-aging industry.
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In an interview with YouTuber Chen Weiyu, virologist Dr. Lin Xiaoxu confirmed that micro-vesicle extraction requires enormous blood volume and is extremely expensive—conditions ripe for abuse in China’s deregulated environment.
Dr. Lin said it is “highly plausible” that fraud compounds in Southeast Asia — already known for forced surrogacy and baby trafficking — have become illegal blood and stem-cell harvesting hubs. The program exposed horrifying allegations, including:
- Babies held captive
- Spines drilled to extract spinal fluid
- Stem cells processed into “anti-aging drugs” for wealthy clients
“These practices are unimaginably cruel,” the program said.
Chasing immortality
Chen Weiyu asked whether Xi’s remark suggests genuine belief in forced rejuvenation technologies. Dr. Lin responded that the CCP’s real focus is organ transplantation, not high-tech longevity: “Regenerative medicine in China is mostly packaging. The core remains organ harvesting and replacement. The CCP sees the human body as a reusable parts repository.”
The investigation also found that the biotech labs inside Cambodian scam compounds are operated by Chinese institutions, in partnership with major hospitals in Hunan, possessing official Chinese licenses. This indicates that China’s profit network has expanded from organ transplantation to stem cells, vesicles, and blood-based rejuvenation.
In recent years, China has seen a surge in disappearances among young people. Viral videos show citizens warning: “It’s not just children. Adults are disappearing too!” Mass DNA collection campaigns have also swept across China:
- In September 2025, Inner Mongolia police ordered mandatory blood sampling of male residents.
- In October 2025, Sichuan’s Pingwu County police collected all local males’ blood “to improve the national DNA database.”
- Multiple provinces reported blood sampling in kindergartens and elementary schools.
An-ever expanding roster or organs
These developments, which are paired with influencer confessions, celebrity “rebirths,” and organ harvesting allegations, have alarmed human-rights experts all across the world.
For decades, international investigators have documented CCP-run organ harvesting targeting Falun Gong practitioners, political prisoners, and other vulnerable groups like Uyghur Muslims, Tibetans, and Christians. But analysts warn that China’s sudden wave of disappearances, blood sampling, and black-market medical operations may signal that the system is expanding into the general population.
From Xi’s comments about 150-year lifespans to live-streamers boasting of million-yuan “blood replacements,” a disturbing possibility is emerging: China’s elite longevity industry may be powered by a massive, illegal, and deeply inhumane blood-and-organ pipeline.
And as experts warn, if this system is allowed to expand unchecked, its victims may no longer be limited to political prisoners or targeted religious groups, but ordinary Chinese citizens.
