China's Kunming can be an alternative to India for medical treatment, as medical expenses and travel costs there are comparatively low, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain yesterday.

The adviser, who paid a bilateral visit to China recently, said this while talking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The adviser, during his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing last Tuesday, requested China to reduce interest rates from 2-3 percent to 1 percent, waive commitment fee, and extend the loan repayment period from 20 years to 30 years for both the Preferential Buyer's Credit loan and the Government Concessional Loan.

He said China has "agreed in principle" to extend the loan repayment period and assured to look into the request of the interest rate reduction.

Replying to a query regarding media reports on the chief adviser's visit to China, the foreign adviser said there was no discussion regarding this.