The Armed Forces of the Philippines confirms that a Chinese
aircraft carrier passed through the Philippine Sea.
In a statement, AFP spokesperson Colonel Francella Margaret Perelia calls
concerning the deployment of a Chinese carrier strike group there.
According to Padilla, the AFP is committed to safeguarding the
Philippines maritime interests through continued vigilance.
Citing Japan's Joint Staff Office,
AUS Naval Institute report said that People's Liberation Army Navy
Shandong's carrier strike group.
In the Philippine Sea last month,
Shandong passed about 200 knuckle miles away from the zone
in the South China Sea in a move deemed by
the Philippine Navy as Innocent Passage.
Shandong is one of the two aircraft carriers under the
People Liberation Army Navy fleet.