'Personally, I'm a big fan of India': China diplomat comments on Delhi-Beijing ties

China's top diplomat in Bangladesh Li Jiming said Wednesday that his country does not have any "strategic rivalry" with India and does not want to see a "heavily armed" Bay of Bengal. Li also said that India and China can closely work together to resolve any economic, geopolitical and other issues in this region and beyond. "We never view India as a strategic rival or strategic competitor of China," Ambassador Li said during an interaction with diplomatic correspondents based in Dhaka. "Personally, I'm a big fan of India. We can work together more closely to solve economic and geopolitical issues,"…