The U.S. State Department stated on Tuesday that senior U.S. and Chinese officials agree no country should collect shipping tolls through the Strait of Hormuz, ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Tammy Pigott, a State Department spokesperson, confirmed that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the matter during a phone call last month, agreeing that international waterways like the Strait of Hormuz must remain free from tolls.
