China's 14 Departments Release Three-Year Plan to Boost Rehabilitation Device Industry, Prioritizing Brain-Computer Interface Development

According to an official announcement on July 13, China's Ministry of Civil Affairs and 13 other departments jointly released the Rehabilitation Assistive Device Industry Expansion and Quality Enhancement Three-Year Action Plan (2026–2028). The plan aims to establish a new industrial landscape by 2028 with enhanced market actors, stronger infrastructure, improved brands, active markets, and innovation leadership.

Brain-computer interfaces are designated as a key frontier technology breakthrough under the plan. The initiative targets non-invasive BCI development combined with rehabilitation robotics, aiming to accelerate clinical transformation and commercial applications. China's BCI-related enterprises have grown to nearly 200 companies, representing approximately 22 percent of the global total of 800 BCI firms.