Deepening the Market Penetration in Fujian Province, CNIT Receives $1.2 Million Cloud-based Ad Terminal Order for Zhangzhou and Longyan

SHENZHEN, China, March 26, 2018 - China Information Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNIT), a leading provider of internet-based ad distribution and ad display terminal sharing systems in China, announced that it has entered into a contract for the sale of 3,500 CNIT cloud-based elevator ad terminals to be installed in office buildings and residential communities throughout Zhangzhou, a prefecture-level city for 2,000 terminals and Longyan, the junction center of three provinces for 1,500 terminals, in the international shipping intersection Fujian Province.

Signed with Zhangzhou Taoping IoT Technology Limited and Longyan Taoping IoT Technology Limited, the contracts are expected to generate sales and service revenue to CNIT of about $1.2 million. Today's news is the twenty-fifth in a series of announcements since May of 2017 on CNIT's sales of its cloud-based ad terminals. Each sale is expected to generate recurring service and commission revenue from customers' use of the Company's Yunfa advertising distribution system and Taoping (淘屏) Net/App ad screen sharing platform.

"Zhangzhou and Longyan are the major cities in Fujian Province, bordering Guangdong Province and Jiangxi Province. " said Chairman and CEO Mr. Jianghuai Lin. "The contracts in these two cities are the successful achievements following the previously announced $2 million contracts with a total sale of 6,000 cloud-based ad terminals with Fujian Taoping. It reflects CNIT's deep market penetration in Fujian Province. With the valuable return that brings to our clients, Taoping new media ecosystem is developing a Taoping network domestically."

Mr. Lin reiterated that by 2018, the Company expects to sell an additional 120,000 cloud-based ad terminals with market penetration in 100 cities with coverage for 200 million people throughout China.

About China Information Technology, Inc.
China Information Technology, Inc. (CNIT) is a leading Internet service company that provides integrated cloud-based solutions enabling innovation and smart living in the fields of new media, elevator safety management, education, etc. Through continuous innovation, CNIT is aiming to leverage its proprietary Cloud-Application-Terminal technology to level the competitive landscape in the new media industry and deliver value for its shareholders, employees, customers, and the community. To learn more, please visit http://www.chinacnit.com

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