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Deferred Government Grants (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Schedule of Deferred Government Grants [Table Text Block] |
|  |  | December 31, |  |  | March 31, |
|  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |
| Total government grants | $ | 4,864,131 |  | $ | 5,003,554 |
| Less: Current portion |  | (152,003 | ) |  | (157,591 | )
| Non-current portion | $ | 4,712,128 |  | $ | 4,845,963 |

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