The United States has slowly lost interest in Europe as other countries and regions have enjoyed surging economic growth and influence, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Financial Times.
The German leader, in power for 15 years, noted a "shift" in how the United States looks at the world over the last few years.
"President Obama already spoke about the Asian century, as seen from the U.S. perspective. This also means that Europe is no longer, so to say, at the centre of world events," Merkel told the FT in an article published Wednesday. In 2011, former U.S. leader Obama said the Asia-Pacific region was the "top priority" for the United States. His speech at the Australian Parliament was seen as a challenge to China. At the time, the EU was heavily focused on surviving its sovereign debt crisis.
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