Policy & Regulation
China puts brain-computer interfaces on the 15th Five-Year Plan 'future industry' list
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology named brain-computer interfaces among six future industries in a State Council Information Office press conference on 26 August 2026, alongside quantum technology, biomanufacturing, hydrogen and nuclear fusion energy, embodied intelligence, and 6G. MIIT's draft standards guide, published for comment on 24 August, targets at least 40 BCI standards by 2028 and at least 80 by 2030.