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Payables to Former Subsidiaries (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Schedule of Advance From A Former Subsidiary [Table Text Block] |
|  |  | December 31, |  |  | March 31, |
|  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |
| BAK Tianjin | $ | 194,774 |  | $ | 172,434 |
| Shenzhen BAK |  | 2,294,085 |  |  | 5,135,950 |
|  | $ | 2,488,859 |  | $ | 5,308,384 |

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