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Private MP bill could harm relations with China CTV.ca News Staff Lawmakers will soon vote on a private member's bill that, if passed, could have serious ramifications for Canadian relations with China. Introduced by Conservative MP Jim Abbott in April, the so-called Taiwan Affairs Act would upgrade Canada's relations with Taiwan. The bill also opposes China's use of military force or economic sanctions against Taiwan. That policy would directly contradict Beijing, which earlier this year passed a law specifically authorizing the use of force to stop Taiwan from pursuing formal independence. Although it stops short of calling Taiwan a state,...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Historic rivals Turkey and Russia have spent centuries vying for influence in central Asia, the Balkans and the Caucasus. Most recently, they bickered over routes to carry energy resources to world markets and traded accusations that each supports the other's militant groups. But underneath that antagonism, the two have quietly woven a web of economic ties and are eyeing even closer cooperation. The process will receive an official consecration on Sunday, when Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Ankara in a visit rich in symbolism. Putin will be the first Russian leader ever to pay an...