Property, plant and equipment, net - Depreciation expense (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation, Continued and Discontinued Operations	$ 444,462	$ 436,427	$ 703,113
Depreciation	444,462	436,427	$ 462,639
Continuing Operations [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Buildings pledged as collateral for bank loans	$ 588,063	$ 895,742

The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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