In a move that was interpreted as a modest victory for China, Japan's prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, sent a letter last week to China's president, Hu Jintao, calling for "calm handling" by both sides.
She was asked to leave Arts Council England at the end of her first term as chair last March by Hunt, then culture secretary, in a move that was interpreted widely as political and reflective of a perception on the right that Forgan was too closely associated with the former Labour government.
In a move that was interpreted as the beginning of the finance minister's political demise, it was announced that the British-educated economist, Euclid Tsakalotos, would be the pointman between Athens and foreign lenders at the EU, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Raúl has refused to take a seat on the team council in a move that has been interpreted as a goodbye gesture.
This position goes further than the one adopted by the president, who in February came out in favour of a federal amendment in a move that was widely interpreted as a sop to the party's evangelical base.
Earlier this month, the Tories announced they had hired M&C Saatchi to work alongside Euro RSCG, in a move that was widely interpreted as a snub to their original agency.
But last November she was placed under investigation – the French equivalent of charges being laid – on suspicion of providing false testimony, in a move that was widely interpreted as weakening the prosecution's case.
At the same time Romney's campaign also released an official copy of their candidate's birth certificate in a move that could be interpreted as a subtle "dog whistle" that they are happy to have the issue being raised by surrogates.
He replaced Russian citizen and alleged Kremlin intelligence agent Alexander Borodai in a move that was widely interpreted as an attempt to renew the local authenticity of a rebel movement increasingly seen as Moscow-led.
But in a move that will be widely interpreted as political, some of the strongest criticism was reserved for Iran and Syria.
