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Organization, Principal Activities and Management's Plans - Schedule of Subsidiaries and Variable Interest Entity (Details) | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
China Information Technology Inc [Member] |  |  |
Entities | China Information Technology, Inc (CNIT) |  |
Location | British Virgin Islands |  |
China Information Technology Holdings Limited [Member] |  |  |
Entities | China Information Technology Holdings Limited (CITH) |  |
Subsidiaries/VIE | Subsidiary |  |
Percentage owned | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Location | British Virgin Islands |  |
Information Security Tech International Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |
Entities | Information Security Tech. International Co., Ltd. (ISTIL) |  |
Subsidiaries/VIE | Subsidiary |  |
Percentage owned | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Location | Hong Kong, China |  |
Information Security Tech (China) Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |
Entities | Information Security Tech. (China) Co., Ltd. (IST) |  |
Subsidiaries/VIE | Subsidiary |  |
Percentage owned | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Location | Shenzhen, China |  |
TopCloud Software (China) Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |
Entities | TopCloud Software (China) Co., Ltd. (TopCloud) |  |
Subsidiaries/VIE | Subsidiary |  |
Percentage owned | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Location | Shenzhen, China |  |
Information Security IoT Tech Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |
Entities | Information Security IoT Tech. Co., Ltd. (ISIOT) |  |
Subsidiaries/VIE | Subsidiary |  |
Percentage owned | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Location | Shenzhen, China |  |
iASPEC Technology Group Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |
Entities | iASPEC Technology Group Co., Ltd. (iASPEC) |  |
Subsidiaries/VIE | VIE |  |
Percentage owned | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Location | Shenzhen, China |  |
Biznest Internet Tech Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |
Entities | Biznest Internet Tech. Co., Ltd. (Biznest) |  |
Subsidiaries/VIE | VIE |  |
Percentage owned | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Location | Shenzhen, China |  |
Shenzhen Taoping Internet Tech Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |
Entities | Shenzhen Taoping Internet Tech. Co., Ltd. (Taoping) |  |
Subsidiaries/VIE | VIE |  |
Percentage owned | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Location | Shenzhen, China |  |
iASPEC Bocom IoT Tech Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |
Entities | iASPEC Bocom IoT Tech. Co., Ltd. (Bocom) |  |
Subsidiaries/VIE | VIE |  |
Percentage owned | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Location | Shenzhen, China |  |

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