The first American citizen admitted into the Communist Party of China.
An influential advisor to Mao Zedong who had a pivotal role at the Broadcast Authority, explaining the Chinese Communist point of view to America.
Rittenberg was imprisoned twice in solitary confinement by the Chinese Communist Party on suspicions of espionage.
He remained loyal to the party and was apologized to by CCP leadership upon his release.
Sidney Rittenberg - Wikipedia
“A Jew in Mao’s China” – The Jewish Daily Forward (2012)