China appears to be moving fast to establish itself as a brain computer interface (BCI) leader. The nation’s latest advance is the release of a medical device industry standard, the ‘Medical Device Terminology Using Brain-Computer Interface Technology,’ reports IT Home (machine translation). While many BCI headlines revolve around the Elon Musk-backed Neuralink system, increasingly, we are seeing breakthrough advances from China. Earlier this year, we reported on a tetraplegic patient skillfully playing racing games, and another subject enjoying complex PC games such as Black Myth: Wukong and Honor of Kings. For a while now, China has let it be known that it will try to coordinate its broad range of BCI research and development talents and commercial enterprises for the benefit of its industry on a wider scale. Earlier this month, we reported on a significant milestone towards this goal, with a state-backed blitz coordinating ministries, planners, and regulatory bodies, and laying out 17 steps from R&D to commercialization.

Full report : China targets brain computer interface race with new standard — groundwork could lead to breakthroughs as soon as 2027.