HARDtalk

President Obama is on a trip to the Far East hoping to increase trade for his country. The British Prime Minister has been in China for the same reason. Many leaders seem to be looking east for new economic opportunities. So what does that mean for the relationship between old allies like America and Europe? Philip Gordon is the US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Is Europe becoming less significant for the US? He talks to Sarah Montague.