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Payables to Former Subsidiaries

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

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6.	Payables to Former Subsidiaries

Payable to former subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018 consisted of the following:

		December 31,		March 31,
		2017		2018
BAK Tianjin	$	282,682	$	285,443
BAK Shenzhen		22,020,039		21,036,545
	$	22,302,721	$	21,321,988

Balance as of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018 consisted of payables for purchase of inventories from BAK Tianjin and Shenzhen BAK. From time to time, the Company purchased products from these former subsidiaries that they did not produce to meet the needs of its customers.