; (3) the People’s Republic of China has in recent years increased the use of its military forces to harass and provoke Taiwan with the threat of overwhelming force; and (4) it is the policy of the United States to consider any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by anything other than peaceful means, including by boycotts or embargoes, a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area, and of grave concern to the United States. 102. Authorization for use of United States Armed Forces (a) In general The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States and take such other measures as the President determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to secure and protect Taiwan against— (1) a direct armed attack by the military forces of the People’s Republic of China against the military forces of Taiwan; (2) the taking of territory under the effective jurisdiction of Taiwan by the military forces of the People’s Republic of China