Professor Rana Mitter discusses future Chinese leadership

Rana Mitter has been commenting in various media over the last few days on the future leadership of the Chinese government.

In an article in The Guardian (15 November) he said, "Conventional wisdom is the idea that this is the generation that will have more foreign exposure, or a bit more experience abroad, and this will make them more cosmopolitain or outward looking. I'm not very sure that this is what's going on here."

On 'Good Morning Scotland' (BBC Radio Scotland - 8 November) he explained the leadership succession process currently underway in China and discusses China’s political future. You can hear the programme by clicking here (around 2:09:30 on iPlayer clock, expires 15/11/12).

Before that, Rana wrote an article for The Daily Telegraph about the history and future of the Chinese Communist party, entitled: 'Communist Party Congress: can China impose on their people for another decade?'