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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
4.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment consist of the following:

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
US$
   
US$
 
Buildings
    1,316,672       1,288,972  
Land use rights
    300,770       294,442  
Plant and machinery
    2,876,374       2,782,706  
Automobiles
    42,798       41,897  
Office and computer equipment
    426,160       388,416  
      4,962,774       4,796,433  
                 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,558,135 )     (1,307,486 )
Property and equipment, net
    3,404,639       3,488,947  

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, BTL’s building was pledged to a bank as collateral for short-term borrowings of RMB 10,000,000  (US$1,547,170) and RMB 10,000,000 (US$1,514,620), respectively (see Note 6).

Depreciation and amortization expenses were $219,976, $172,314, $110,603 and $86,564, for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Land Use Rights

There is no private ownership of land in the PRC. Land is owned by the government and the government grants land use rights for specified terms. The Company’s land use rights are reported at the purchase price (RMB 1,944,000 in 2002).