My letter (for once) was published:
6 July 2009 China Daily (Letters to China Daily)
Treat foreigners the same as Chinese
As a foreigner, I think it is wrong to give foreigners preferential treatment over the Chinese.
What foreigners want is only to pay the amount the Chinese are charged, no more, no less.
Too many times in the past I have been forced to pay extra being a foreigner. In the early 80s I had some heated discussions, refusing to pay for extra for food on trains or as admission fees at scenic spots.
I pay my taxes here in China too. So let’s all pay the same.
Gilbert Van Kerckhove
via Email
Well, all a bit out of context really. See here the original submission:
Subject: “Free for foreigners, not Chinese (Anyang City)” China Daily, 2 July – Page 5
As a foreigner, I think it is wrong. What we want is to pay the same as  “locals” without discrimination. Too many times in the past I was forced  to pay many times more, being a foreigner. In the early eighties I had  some heated discussions, refusing to pay for excessive overcharging for  food on the train or admission fees to scenic spots. I pay my taxes here  too (I am a Green Card holder on top of that). So, let’s all pay the same.
Gilbert Van Kerckhove
Beijing
The article mentioned polemics about Anyang giving free admission to musea for foreigners while all Chinese had to pay.