Read on for our regular review of last week’s news from our ChinaBlogTweets Twitter feed:

1. PPP perceptions RT @BeyondBrics: Has China already overtaken the US? http://bit.ly/fyzXZi

2. GDP guesses RT @InfoseekChina: China’s Economic Growth to Slow to 8.7% in 2011 From 10%, World Bank Says http://tinyurl.com/4w275yd (Also see: GDP RT @shanghaidaily: China’s economic growth may further moderate to 9% in Q4 of 2010 from 9.6% in previous 3 months. http://xpo.sh/1ig)

3. RMB RT @WSJAsiaBiz: China Loosens Yuan’s Overseas Limits http://on.wsj.com/gcgY6Q (Also see: RMB, beyond the $ RT @BeyondBrics: Chart: the Chinese renminbi’s hidden descent http://bit.ly/fx9pEK)

4. Inflation: @forbesasia Forbes Asia Too early to declare victory on China’s inflation by @prchovanec http://bit.ly/hfCTQL Price controls and crackdowns won’t solve the problem (See also: RT @21cbhchinanews: China Ups Bank Reserve Ratio by 50 Basis Points http://dlvr.it/DLSsl)

5. Trade RT @shanghaidaily: Full story: China trade hits US$2.97 trillion, surplus falls 6.4%. http://xpo.sh/1i6 (See also: @BeyondBrics Beyond Brics China’s trade: timely numbers http://bit.ly/eY6NAK)

6. Risks: @BullishChina Lawrence Wang China denies involvement in Renault EV spy case; over $841k found in secret bank accounts? autoblog http://sns.ly/OcbUy4 FCPA etc; RT @ChinaLawAlerts: …high-risk for bribery/corruption. MW&E’s “SEC, DOJ…FCPA Cases Involving China & JVs” http://bit.ly/9QsLKC

7. Corporate Control: @ChinaDailyUSA China Daily USA PepsiCo, in a bid to control its Chinese business, attempts to buy back stake holdings from local partners: http://bit.ly/hrKbyl

8. Hong Kong RT @shanghaidaily: HK rated world’s freest economy for 17th straight year, beating rivals Singapore & Australia. http://xpo.sh/1ih

9. Urbanization & implications RT @McKQuarterly: What Matters: China’s cities in the sky http://bit.ly/f6drhs

10. Real estate RT @eobserver: Headline: The Beijing Times – Chongqing to Impose Property Tax on High-End Housing – http://goo.gl/P5WXq

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Pepsi – Praying for Control in China

Recycled Pepsi can
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