; (E) to provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character ; and (F) to maintain the capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan . (11) Since the election of President Tsai Ing-wen as President of Taiwan in 2016, the Government of the People’s Republic of China has intensified its efforts to pressure Taiwan through diplomatic isolation and military provocations. (12) The rapid modernization of the People’s Liberation Army and recent military maneuvers in and around the Taiwan Strait illustrate a clear threat to Taiwan’s security. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Chinese Communist Party, led by General Secretary Xi Jinping, has committed numerous human rights violations against the people of Hong Kong and the people of Taiwan, as well as genocide against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 4. Imposition of sanctions on members of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to— (1) each person who is a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party; (2) each person who is a member of any successor organization of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, in the event that the Central Committee is dissolved