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This paper focuses on some of the main territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas as well as how to manage the potential crises that could result from these disputes. More specifically, the author focuses on 1) the dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea between Japan and China as well as the affect it has on relations between the two countries; 2) some of the key disputes in the South China Sea, including those between Vietnam and China, and the Philippines and China; and 3) the role of the US and China in the Asia-Pacific region. He also provides an overview of the Intelligence Centre of the European Union (EU INTCEN); highlights its importance for crisis management; and give recommendations for the stakeholders involved in the East and South China Sea disputes on how to manage potential crises in these regions.