Project Myoushu

At one point the two ships were less than 10 meters (32.8 feet) apart, according to Ray Powell, the Project Myoushu (South China Sea) lead at Stanford University.

Raymond Powell, a fellow at the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, said the Coast Guard’s BRP Malapascua was met by a Chinese Coast Guard ship near Sabina Shoal.

An emerging project based in an American university aims to shed light on China’s so-called gray zone activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), amid its continuing incursions.

Chinese coast guard vessels are believed to still be hovering around the waters of Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) near Beting Patinggi Ali (or known as Luconia Shoals)

NBC News was on board the American P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft when the Chinese aircraft appeared off the left wing.

'The Philippines wants to make sure that China knows the Philippines has not given up on its rights,' says Ray Powell, a national security innovator at the Gordian Knot Center for

The West Philippine Sea incident follows increased Japanese and American support for the Philippine Coast Guard and Navy, with new vessels from Japan and joint U.S.-Philippine patr

The Philippine Foreign Ministry says it is still investigating the second alleged incident in a week.

Chinese military and paramilitary ships have been prowling the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and even challenging Philippine Coast Guard and military vessels.

The Gordian Knot Center (GKC) for National Security Innovation said that a Chinese coast guard vessel stopped the BRP Andres Bonifacio from reaching Panatag Shoal last month.