he was a supporter of the Cultural Revolution and briefly associated with Mao's inner circle, leading a group of rebels to take over the state broadcasting institution. On April 8, 1967, the People's Daily'' published a long article written by him. Rittenberg said, though, that after he objected to the excesses of the period he was arrested and placed back in solitary confinement, from 1967 to 1977. On his release he emigrated to the United States. Career as business advisor In the United States after his release, he used his extensive knowledge and contacts in China to build his own capitalist empire, advising corporate leaders, including Bill Gates of Microsoft and the computer magnate Michael S. Dell, on how to cash in on China’s vast growing economy. Still welcome in China, he took entrepreneurs on guided tours, introducing them to the country’s movers and shakers. See also Anna Louise Strong Jean Pasqualini Edgar Snow Sidney Shapiro References Citations Sources Bringing Chinese History to life: Professor Sidney Rittenberg honored for commitment to building peace Rittenberg @Asia Society "China's Cultural Revolution, A Turning Point in History" 文章内容 Strategic News Service - Future in Review 2004 Further reading (2001 edition: ) External links Video interview with Sidney Rittenberg Website for feature documentary on Sidney Rittenberg's life in China Interview from 2015 1921 births 2019 deaths Writers from Charleston, South Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni Jewish American writers Jewish socialists American communists American Marxists People of the Cultural Revolution Jewish Chinese history American expatriates in China Pacific Lutheran University faculty Prisoners and detainees of the People's Republic of China People from Fox Island, Washington