Russia has welcomed the appointment of old hand John Kerry as US secretary of state while Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held an apparently cordial meeting with Vice President Joe Biden on the sidelines of a security conference at the weekend. But analysts caution that mistrust runs too deep and disputes are too numerous for Washington and Moscow to make any headway in bringing about the transformation in relations that Obama hoped for when he first came to power in 2009.

Faith in humanity restored! A new saying that is much known to youngsters nowadays is actually a positive connotation. China-US relations this is something all countries must be doing. Stop the wars and make peace, it is more beautiful to live in a world where every country has harmonious relationship.