The deployment of a Chinese aircraft carrier to train off the waters of West Philippine Sea raised tensions in the already volatile situation of the resource-rich region, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.

Raul Hernandez, Foreign Affairs spokesman, said that the deployment of the Chinese vessel is in violation of the 2002 Declaration on the Code of Conduct, which was signed by Beijing and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to reduce political tensions in the region.

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