Veteran Chinese journalist Luqiu Luwei says Hong Kong and the mainland need one another, and that facts should trump emotions.

The standoff between villagers and corrupt local officials at Wukan Village in Guangdong has more far-reaching implications that could also make it one of the biggest stories of 2012.

Presidential elections in Taiwan over the weekend were significant for cross-straits relations, not just because the candidate Beijing favored was victorious — but because the democratic process was actively observed by mainland Chinese.

Peking University scholar Hu Yong (left) sums up major online trends in China last year, including a shift from the dominance of nationalism.

Economist Larry Lang (left) turns criticism on the state monopolly of Chinese filmmaking.

Zhu Huaxin, of People’s Daily Online’s Public Opinion Monitoring Center, talks about the increasingly confrontational climate on China’s internet, and argues for cool heads to find common ground for the good of all Chinese.

China’s top internet control official, Wang Chen, sends the message that the Party is raising pressure on China’s social media platforms.

China’s new push for innovative cultural industries is a mess of politics, ideology and commercial interests.

China’s broadcast authority issued a formal ban this week on the insertion of advertising in popular television dramas. What does it mean?