The global competition for electric vehicle markets came up at a recent WTO meeting, with China raising concerns about a Saudi Arabian EV charging standard that it believes will put its exports at a disadvantage.

At the meeting of the WTO's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade on June 21-23, 2023, WTO Members raised "specific trade concerns" (STCs) about Chinese measures on data governance and agricultural packaging requirements, and China voiced its concerns with EU cyber regulations, United Arab Emirates electric

At the meeting of the WTO's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade on March 8-10, 2023, a number of WTO Members raised "specific trade concerns" (STCs) about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.

At the meeting of the WTO's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade on November 16-18, 2022, a number of WTO Members raised "specific trade concerns" (STCs) about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.

At the meeting of the WTO's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade on July 13-15, 2022, a number of WTO Members raised "specific trade concerns" (STCs) about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.

At the meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade held on March 8-9, 2022, a number of WTO Members raised “specific trade concerns” (STCs) about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.

At the meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade held on November 10-12, 2021, a number of WTO Members raised “specific trade concerns” about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.