; and (D) 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 . (6) The Chinese Communist Party, especially under the leadership of General Secretary Xi Jinping, threatens Taiwan in terms of national security, trade, and its relationships with countries and international organizations. (7) Such threats are designed to intimidate Taiwan into submission to Communist Party rule and to cause other countries and international organizations to shun Taiwan and cut off relations with it. (8) General Secretary Xi and the Communist Party have made clear their intention to take Taiwan by force if they so choose, and they demonstrate that intention with increased provocative and dangerous actions threatening the peace against Taiwan in the Taiwan Straits. (9) Supporting Taiwan’s defense against such increasingly imminent threats is a vital interest of the United States for the sake of the national security of the United States and allies of the United States in the region, and the preservation of democracy, free market economics, and the rules and norms of the international order. (10) The peace and stability of the entire Pacific region and the countries in that region require that Taiwan not be subjected to the rule of the Communist Party of China. (11) The credibility of the avowal of the United States to defend the principles of the United States and the principles the international order is built upon require a policy that can and will deter and thwart any attempt by the Communist Party of China to dominate Taiwan by coercion. 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to sever all financial transactions between the United States and the People's Republic of China, including any and all public or private entities in the People's Republic of China, if the Government of the People's Republic of China or any forces subject to the control of that Government— (1)