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Chinese Communist Leaders Were Secret “Fans” of the U.S.

May 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Travel

I wrote yesterday about Sidney Rittenberg, who spoke at the Future in Review conference this week. As a Laurel and Hardy fan, I found his discussion of how the Chinese leaders in the 40’s we’re also avid followers intriguing. This passage is from his book where he describes how Mao and other leaders were privately fans […]

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Future in Review 2008: Sidney Rittenberg Provides Insights Into China

May 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Travel

The session was titled “The Next China: Beyond the Olympics” and was hosted by Russ Daggatt of Denny Hill Capital. The session opened with an introduction by documentary filmmaker Lucy Ostrander who has captured many hours of interviews with Sidney Rittenberg, an American who lived in China for over thirty years — starting in 1944.  […]

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