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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met with China’s Deputy Vice Prime Minister Sun Chunlan, and expressed appreciation for that country’s participation with the largest contingent in the Asian Games 2018. Jokowi said he thanked the Chinese support for the Asia`s largest sports event held in Indonesia from Aug 18 to Sept 2. China has come with the largest contingent, the president said as quoted by Presidential spokesman Bey Machmudin. President Jokowi met with Sun Chunlan at the Cofftea House, in the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium Complex in Jakarta on Saturday night before the opening of the Asian Games Complex. Jokowi said he thanked for the invitation by President Xi Jinping to visit China in November to coincide with the opening of China International Import Expo in Shanghai. He said he would make note of the invitation but it happens that in November of the country would be busy with pre-election campaigns. Indonesia will hold legislative and presidential election at once in April 2019. The president also had separate meeting with Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, deputy chairman of Saudi Sports Council. The Prince, the grandson of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud visited the country to represent King Salman to attend the opening of Asian games. Jokowi also thanked and appreciated the Saudi participation in Games with a contingent of 140 athletes. (ANTARA)