Tao Cheng (Traditional Chinese: 陳陶, Simplified Chinese: 陈陶) is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series, appearing as a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto V and a major character in Grand Theft Auto Online.

Born in Yangshan, China, Tao is the firstborn of Wei Cheng, the leader of the Los Santos Triads.

Tao speaks mostly in Mandarin Chinese. While he can speak and understand basic English, he is usually accompanied by his translator. While the elder Cheng is ruthless and easily capable of bringing retribution on anyone who opposes him, Tao is proven to be a completely inept Triad successor, displaying the typical traits of a spoiled child. Constantly getting wasted and lacking any sense of initiative during business meetings he is supposed to lead, with his translator handling. Despite this, his father cares a lot for his son in spite of his behavior and never reprimands him for going to business meetings drunk or high.

Events of Grand Theft Auto Online in 2013
Import/Export
While he does not makes any physical appearance in the initial events of Grand Theft Auto Online, he is an unseen buyer for the player's vehicle exporting business, as part of the Import/Export update.

Tao can purchase a collection comprising of an Omnis, a Tropos Rallye, a Jester and a Sultan RS from the GTA Online Protagonist.

Events of Grand Theft Auto V
Tao is contacted through Ron Jakowski who knew that he would buy the meth that Trevor cooked. He is spoken for by a translator, who works for him on pain of death from Tao's father. When Trevor meets Tao for the first time, he is high on ecstasy and does not appear to be taking the meeting seriously, much to Trevor's chagrin. When they arrive at the meth lab, Ortega's Aztecas crew attack in vengeance for their leader, so Tao and the translator are put in a freezer as the gun battle takes place. When it ends, they are released, and the translator drives Tao away, saying that he had seen enough.

Afterwards, Tao decided to work with the O'Neil Brothers, a group of redneck meth dealers who operate a large meth lab on their ranch. This enrages Trevor, causing him to attack Tao by hitting his head against a wooden pillar. Trevor heads to the ranch, kills most of the O'Neil Brothers and destroys the ranch in a gasoline explosion. Tao's father then hunts Trevor down in North Yankton, but captures his "boyfriend" Michael De Santa and holds him hostage in a Cypress Flats meat factory, although he is eventually rescued by Franklin Clinton.

After robbing the Union Depository and killing the last three of the O'Neil brothers, Michael, Franklin, and Trevor plan to eliminate their enemies, including the triads. In "The Third Way," Franklin agrees to kill Wei Cheng. He finds his and his son's location through Lester, who traces Tao's credit card to a Pacific Bluffs beach club. He finds a three-car convoy and ambushes it. Tao can be seen next to his father on the back seat of a black Washington and he will not be high like he has been in every previous encounter. He is equipped with a Micro SMG without modifications, just like any of the bodyguards, and will also naturally retaliate against any possible enemy on sight.

Tao is killable, which will devastate his father in response. However, it is confirmed through The Diamond Casino & Resort DLC for Grand Theft Auto Online that Tao canonically survives, as he is still alive in 2019 and will mention the country club shootout.

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