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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-21-025292
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211013
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211013

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Taoping Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001552670
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D8
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-87168
		FILM NUMBER:		211320940

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		UNIT 3102, 31/F, CITICORP CENTRE
		STREET 2:		18 WHITEFIELD ROAD
		CITY:			HONG KONG
		STATE:			K3
		ZIP:			000000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		852-36117837

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		UNIT 3102, 31/F, CITICORP CENTRE
		STREET 2:		18 WHITEFIELD ROAD
		CITY:			HONG KONG
		STATE:			K3
		ZIP:			000000

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	China Information Technology, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20120620

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Lin Jiang Huai
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001382962

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		UNIT D, 4/F, BLOCK 2 TIAN AN CYBER PARK
		STREET 2:		CHEGONGMIAO
		CITY:			SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			518040
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13D</B></FONT></P>

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No. 5)*</FONT></P>

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of Issuer)</FONT></P>

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SHARES, NO PAR VALUE</U></B></FONT></P>

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of Class of Securities)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">G8675V119</FONT></P>

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Number)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Jianghuai
Lin</B></FONT></P>

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3102, 31/F, Citicorp Centre</B></FONT></P>

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Whitefield Road, Hong Kong</B></FONT></P>

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852-36117837</B></FONT></P>

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Address and Telephone Number of Person</FONT></P>

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to Receive Notices and Communications)</FONT></P>

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8, 2021</B></FONT></P>

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the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [&nbsp;&nbsp;].</FONT></P>

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Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule
13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.</FONT></P>

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The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&rsquo;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject
class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover
page.</FONT></P>

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information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purpose of section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&ldquo;Act&rdquo;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</FONT></P>

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                                            OF REPORTING PERSONS</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">IRS
    IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)</FONT></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Jianghuai
    Lin</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CHECK
                                            THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</FONT></P>
                                                                                                                            <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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                                            [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></P>
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    <U>[&nbsp;&nbsp;]</U></FONT></P>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SEC
                                            USE ONLY</FONT></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOURCE
                                            OF FUNDS</FONT></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PF</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(e) or 2(f)</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.5in 0pt 0pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">[&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CITIZENSHIP
                                            OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</FONT></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">People&rsquo;s
    Republic of China</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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                                                                                                                                                     <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">NUMBER
                                            OF</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SHARES</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">BENEFICIALLY</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">OWNED
    BY</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">EACH</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">REPORTING</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PERSON
    WITH</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0.03in; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0.03in; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            VOTING POWER</FONT></P>
                                                                                                                                                                                               <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
                                                                                                                                                                                               <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4,210,805
                                            <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SHARED
                                            VOTING POWER </FONT></P>
                                                                                                                                                                                               <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            DISPOSITIVE POWER</FONT></P>
                                                                                                                                                                                               <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
                                                                                                                                                                                               <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4,210,805<SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></P>
                                                                                                                            <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0.03in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0.03in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SHARED
                                            DISPOSITIVE POWER</FONT></P>
                                                                                <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border-top: Black 1.5pt solid; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">AGGREGATE
                                            AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 179.1pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -179.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4,210,805
    ordinary shares<SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</FONT></P>
                                                                                                                                                                                               <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.5in 0pt 0pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PERCENT
                                            OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">27.16%<SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; border-left: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">14.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.03in; border-right: Black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0.03in; padding-left: 0.03in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">TYPE
                                            OF REPORTING PERSON</FONT></P>
                                                                                                                                                                                               <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">IN</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 95%; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Including
    42,500 ordinary shares underlying options that are vested but not exercised.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Based
    on 15,458,605 ordinary shares outstanding as of the date hereof.</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D (this &ldquo;Amendment No. 5&rdquo;) relates to the ordinary shares, no par value (the &ldquo;Ordinary
Shares&rdquo;), of Taoping Inc., a British Virgin Islands company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
Amendment No. 5 is being filed by Jianghuai Lin (the &ldquo;Reporting Person&rdquo;) to amend and supplement the Schedule 13D previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) on December 22, 2016 (as amended on January 17, 2017, February
23, 2017, June 13, 2017 and June 16, 2021, the &ldquo;Schedule 13D&rdquo;). Except as provided herein, this Amendment No. 5 does not
modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in the Schedule 13D.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
1. Security and Issuer</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
Amendment No. 5 relates to the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at Unit 3102,
31/F, Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitefield Road, Hong Kong.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ordinary Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol &ldquo;TAOP.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
2. Identity and Background</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)
&mdash; (c) and (f) This Schedule 13D is filed by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. He is a citizen of the People&rsquo;s Republic of China and his principal occupation is Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. The business address of the Reporting Person is Unit 3102, 31/F, Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitefield Road, Hong Kong.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)
&ndash; (e) During the five years preceding the date of this filing, the Reporting Person has not been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of
competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations
of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such
laws.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Item
3 of Schedule 13D is supplemented by the following:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify">On September 18, 2021,
the Company and the Company&rsquo;s wholly owned subsidiary, Information Security Technology (China) Co., Ltd. (&ldquo;IST&rdquo;) entered
into an equity transfer agreement (the &ldquo;Equity Transfer Agreement&rdquo;) with the Reporting Peron who is the sole shareholder
of iASPEC Technology Group Co., Ltd., a variable interest entity (&ldquo;iASPEC&rdquo;), pursuant to which, IST exercised the option
to purchase all of the equity interests in iASPEC. As consideration for the equity interests of iASPEC, the Company agreed to issue 612,245
ordinary shares to the Reporting Person. The 612,245 ordinary shares were issued to the Reporting Person on October 8, 2021. Upon
the closing of the equity transfer, the Company&rsquo;s existing variable interest entity structure was dissolved and iASPEC became
a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
information set forth in or incorporated by reference in Items 4 and 5 of this statement is incorporated by reference in its entirety
into this Item 3.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
4. Purpose of Transaction.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Reporting Person acquired Ordinary Shares as described in Item 3 above for investment purposes. Subject to applicable legal requirements,
the Reporting Person may purchase additional securities of the Company from time to time in open market or private transactions, depending
on his evaluation of the Company&rsquo;s business, prospects and financial condition, the market for the Company&rsquo;s securities,
other developments concerning the Company, and general economic, money market and stock market conditions. In addition, depending upon
the factors referred to above, the Reporting Person may dispose of all or a portion of the securities of the Company at any time.</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>


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than as described above in Item 3 and Item 4 or as would occur upon completion of any of the actions discussed herein, including in any
Exhibits hereto, the Reporting Person does not have any plan or proposal relating to or that would result in any of the events or matters
described in part (a) through (j) of Item 4 of the Statement on Schedule 13D.</FONT></P>

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5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.</B></FONT></P>

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5 is hereby amended and supplemented by the following:</FONT></P>

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&ndash; (b) As of the date of this Amendment No. 5, the Reporting Person beneficially owns 4,210,805 Ordinary Shares, representing
approximately 27.16% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company (based on 15,458,605 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of the date
hereof).</FONT></P>

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Other than the transactions discussed in this Amendment No. 5, the Reporting Person had not effected any transactions in the Company&rsquo;s
securities during the past sixty days.</FONT></P>

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None.</FONT></P>

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Not applicable.</FONT></P>

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6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.</B></FONT></P>

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the best knowledge of the Reporting Person, except as provided herein and in the Schedule 13D, there are no other contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between the Reporting Person and any other person with respect to any securities
of the Company, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, divisions of profits or loss, or the
giving or withholding of proxies, or a pledge or contingency, the occurrence of which would give another person voting power over the
securities of the Company.</FONT></P>
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7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.</B></FONT></P>

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    No.</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1552670/000149315221023117/ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">English translation of Equity Transfer Agreement, dated September 18, 2021, by and among the Company, Information Security Technology (China) Co., Ltd. and Jianghuai Lin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Report on Form 6-K dated September 20, 2021)</A></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dated:
October 13, 2021</FONT></P>

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                                            Jianghuai Lin</I></FONT></P>
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