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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

(9) Related Party Transactions


Mr. Zhenyong Liu, the Company’s CEO has loaned money to Dongfang Paper for working capital purposes over a period of time. On January 1, 2013, Dongfang Paper and Mr. Zhenyong Liu renewed the three-year term loan previously entered on January 1, 2010, and extended the maturity date further to December 31, 2015. On December 31, 2015, the Company paid off the loan of $2,249,279, together with interest of $391,374 for the period from 2013 to 2015. Approximately $376,403 and $367,441 of interest were outstanding to Mr. Zhenyong Liu, which were recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities as part of the current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.


On December 10, 2014, Mr. Zhenyong Liu provided a loan to the Company, amounted to $8,483,083 to Dongfang Paper for working capital purpose with an interest rate of 4.35% per annum, which was based on the primary lending rate of People’s Bank of China. The unsecured loan was provided on December 10, 2014, and would be originally due on December 10, 2017. During the year of 2016, the Company repaid $6,012,416 to Mr. Zhenyong Liu, together with interest of $288,596. In February 2018, the Company paid off the remaining balance, together with interest of $20,400. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, approximately $44,052 and $43,003 of interest were outstanding to Mr. Zhenyong Liu, which was recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities as part of the current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.


On March 1, 2015, the Company entered an agreement with Mr. Zhenyong Liu which allows Dongfang Paper to borrow from the CEO an amount up to $17,620,887 (RMB120,000,000) for working capital purposes. The advances or funding under the agreement are due three years from the date each amount is funded. The loan is unsecured and carries an annual interest rate set on the basis of the primary lending rate of the People’s Bank of China at the time of the borrowing. On July 13, 2015, an unsecured amount of $4,324,636 was drawn from the facility. On October 14, 2016, an unsecured amount of $2,883,091 was drawn from the facility. In February 2018, the Company repaid $1,507,432 to Mr. Zhenyong Liu. The loan would be originally due on July 12, 2018. Mr. Zhenyong Liu agreed to extend the loan for additional 3 years and the remaining balance will be due on July 12, 2021. On November 23, 2018, the Company repaid $3,768,579 to Mr. Zhenyong Liu, together with interest of $158,651. In December 2019, the Company paid off the remaining balance, together with interest of $94,636. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the outstanding loan balance were $nil and the accrued interest was $201,814 and $197,009, respectively, which was recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities as part of the current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.


As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, total amount of loans due to Mr. Zhenyong Liu were $nil. The interest expense incurred for such related party loans are $nil and $23,234 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The interest expenses incurred for such related party loans are $nil and $71,415 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The accrued interest owed to Mr. Zhenyong Liu was approximately $622,269 and $607,453, as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, which was recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities.


As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, amount due to shareholder are $657,433 and $483,433, respectively, which represents funds from shareholders to pay for various expenses incurred in the U.S. The amount is due on demand with interest free.


Lease of Headquarters Compound Real Properties from a Related Party


On August 7, 2013, the Company’s Audit Committee and the Board of Directors approved the sale of the land use right of the Headquarters Compound (the “LUR”), the office building and essentially all industrial-use buildings in the Headquarters Compound (the “Industrial Buildings”), and three employee dormitory buildings located within the Headquarters Compound (the “Dormitories”) to Hebei Fangsheng for cash prices of approximately $2.77 million, $1.15 million, and $4.31 million, respectively. Sales of the LUR and the Industrial Buildings were completed in year 2013.


In connection with the sale of the Industrial Buildings, Hebei Fangsheng agreed to lease the Industrial Buildings back to the Company for its original use for a term of up to three years, with an annual rental payment of approximately $143,078 (RMB1,000,000). The lease agreement expired in August 2016. On August 6, 2016 and August 6, 2018, the Company entered into two supplementary agreements with Hebei Fangsheng, who agreed to extend the lease term for another four years in total, with the same rental payment as original lease agreement.