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China Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale—and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry

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While the United States and Europe are moving cautiously forward with clinical trials, China is racing toward the commercialization of brain implants.

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After 18 months of clinical trials, the device demonstrated safety and no serious adverse effects: it allows people with paralysis to control a robotic hand by thinking.

By validating its first invasive brain-computer implant, China is gaining power in the global race for neurotechnologies. This device, tested on paralyzed patients, illustrates Beijing's ambitions vis-à-vis American players in the sector. In the global race for brain-computer interfaces, the

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Numerama broke the news in on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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