Professor Rana Mitter on the future of Chinese business and politics

Rana Mitter has made several appearances on the BBC recently, discussing the direction that China is moving in, both in its business and its politics.

First (and available for the next 3 days only) Rana talks about innovation in China with Linda Yueh on BBC World TVs Talking Business show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0404brk

Also (available indefinitely) Ranas BBC Radio 3 documentary Shanghai: World City Redux, on how Shanghai is rediscovering its 1930s past to shape its present and future: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03rx8jf/Sunday_Feature_Shanghai_World_City_Redux/

And Rana debates prominent Chinese intellectual Zhang Weiwei on his view that China should never become a democracy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03q5gdy/Free_Thinking_Japanese_History_Chinese_Democracy/