Sidney Rittenberg

Sidney Rittenberg
Sidney Rittenberg in 2012
Chinese李敦白
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Dūnbái
Wade–GilesLi3 Tun1-pai2
Yue: Cantonese
IPA[le̬i tɵ́y pàːk]

Sidney Rittenberg (Chinese: 李敦白; pinyin: Lǐ Dūnbái; August 14, 1921 – August 24, 2019) was an American journalist, scholar, and Chinese linguist who lived in China from 1944 to 1980.[1] He worked closely with Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, and other leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the Chinese Communist Revolution, and was with these central Communist leaders at Yan'an.[2] Later, he was imprisoned in solitary confinement, twice.[3] In his book "The Man Who Stayed Behind", Rittenberg stated that he was the second American citizen to join the CCP, the first being the Lebanese-American Doctor Ma Haide (born Shafick George Hatem.)

  1. ^ Margolis, Jonathan (2019-08-28). "Sidney Rittenberg obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ Schiavenza, Matt (2013-12-26). "The American Who Gave His Life to Chairman Mao". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ "Sidney Rittenberg: Chairman Mao's favourite American". BBC News. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2024-03-28.