Accounts receivable, net - Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts receivable, net
Balance at beginning of the year	$ 7,604,000	$ 7,709,000	$ 31,000
Additions	1,137,000	19,000	7,680,000
Exchange difference	588,000	(124,000)	(2,000)
Balance at end of the year	$ 9,329,000	$ 7,604,000	$ 7,709,000

Amount of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable, classified as current.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121611835&loc=d3e5074-111524

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121599878&loc=SL82895884-210446

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