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China and South Korea discussed expanding cultural exchanges during a bilateral summit between their leaders on Saturday in Gyeongju, raising hopes of a possible easing of Beijing’s unofficial restrictions on South Korean entertainment. Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung agreed on the need to expand cultural cooperation, Yonhap News cited National Security Advisor Wi Sung-rak as saying. Wi added that “legal and procedural constraints” pose a hurdle to any full normalization of content exchanges, the report said.