in which the People’s Republic of China has established, or is seeking to establish, an intelligence presence or intelligence partnerships. (4) An assessment of the degree to which the People’s Republic of China is using economic or other forms of coercion to pressure the Pacific Islands countries that diplomatically recognize Taiwan (the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, Nauru, and Tuvalu) into instead recognizing the People’s Republic of China. (5) An analysis of how specific Pacific Islands countries are responding to efforts by the People’s Republic of China to increase bilateral engagement. (6) An assessment of the influence of the People’s Republic of China in the Pacific Islands Forum (the main multilateral organization of the region) and of the efforts of the People’s Republic of China to establish parallel regional organizations and recruit Pacific Islands countries to participate. (7) An analysis of opportunities for the United States to counter influence operations by the People’s Republic of China in the Pacific Islands region that undermine the national security or economic interests of the United States. (c) Form The intelligence assessment under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the congressional intelligence committees