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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
Components of Losses Before Income Taxes

The components of losses before income taxes are summarized as follows:


   
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
PRC
 
$
(7,386,251
)
 
$
(5,477,857
)
US
   
(17,254,945
)
   
(9,234,455
)
Europe
   
(20,130,854
)
   
-
 
Australia
   
(67,392,512
)
   
(1,128,325
)
Others
   
19,300
     
(581,170
)
Total
 
$
(112,145,263
)
 
$
(16,421,807
)
Income Tax Expenses
As the main business operations were concentrated in China, and other losses except for PRC losses are caused by non-operating activities, PRC statutory income tax rate was applied. The actual income tax expense reported in the consolidated and combined statements of operations and comprehensive loss for years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 differs from the amount computed by applying the PRC statutory income tax rate to income before income taxes due to the following:

   
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Loss before provision for income tax
 
$
(112,145,263
)
 
$
(16,421,807
)
PRC statutory income tax rate
   
25
%
   
25
%
Income tax expense at the PRC statutory rate
   
(28,036,316
)
   
(4,105,452
)
Effect of preferential tax rate
   
161,592
     
279,886
 
Effect of international tax rates
   
(2,255,963
)
   
420,450
 
Effect of non-deductible expenses
   
1,069,009
     
396,826
 
Effect of research and development deduction
   
(568,446
)
   
(204,807
)
Fair value change of warrant liability     3,912,074       -  
Impairment loss of goodwill     2,777,972       -  
Effect of valuation allowance
   
22,940,078
     
3,213,097
 
Total income tax expense
   
-
     
-
 
Effective income tax rate
   
0
%
   
0
%
Deferred Income Tax Assets

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the deferred income tax assets balances as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:


   
December 31,
2022
   
December 31,
2021
 
Deferred income tax assets:
           
Impairment loss
 
$
3,532,162
    $ 2,013,232  
Change in fair value of financial instrument
   
912,340
      -  
Capitalization of research and experimental costs
   
369,687
      -  
Net operating loss carry forwards
   
28,818,841
      12,646,183  
Total deferred income tax assets
   
33,633,030
      14,659,415  
Valuation allowance
   
(33,633,030
)
    (14,659,415 )
Deferred income tax assets, net
 
$
-
    $ -  
Changes Related to Valuation Allowance
The changes related to valuation allowance are as follows:

   
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
             
Balance at the beginning of the year
 
$
14,659,415
   
$
19,072,736
 
Additions during the year
   
22,940,078
     
3,213,097
 
Expire of NOL
   
(1,318,979
)
   
(1,243,653
)
Write-off of employee stock ownership plans deferred tax asset
   
-
     
(4,981,854
)
Change in tax rate
   
(91,423
)
   
(959,106
)
Company deregistration
   
-
     
(708,266
)
Exchange rate effect
   
(2,556,061
)
   
266,461
 
Balance at the end of the year
 
$
33,633,030
   
$
14,659,415