China's Xi and South Korea's Lee highlight economic ties in first summit

Beijing and Seoul sign currency swap deal, but announce no progress on North Korea

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shake hands ahead of a bilateral summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Nov. 1. (Yonhap)

STEVEN BOROWIEC

GYEONGJU, South Korea -- The leaders of China and South Korea sat down for their first summit on Saturday as Seoul faces a test of its efforts to balance cooperation with both Beijing and its main ally in Washington.

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