The Extraordinary Life of the First American to Join China’s Communist Party

Sidney Rittenberg served in China as an army linguist in the 1940s. After his enlistment ended in he stayed in China, became a leader in the Cultural Revolution and spent 16 years in solitary confinement.

Source: The Week
Published: Jul 29, 2015
Length: 20 minutes (5,090 words)
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