A.M. Edition for Mar. 13. Democrats signal they will block a Republican plan to avert a government shut down this weekend. Plus, US and Canadian officials meet today in a bid to tamp down the trade war between the two allies. And, chief correspondent Naharika Mandana explains how China is cementing power across Asia by exhausting its opponents with a thousand cuts. Kate Bullivant hosts.

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