U.S. federal agencies are working to combat the Chinese Communist Party's increasing use of its military for coercive purposes around Taiwan.

China has continued to build and modernize its military, while officials have repeatedly refused to rule out the possibility of taking Taiwan by force in order to unify the mainland and the independent island nation. Beijing has increased the frequency with which it sends military ships and aircraft toward Taiwan and its self-declared air defense identification zone, or ADIZ. Last weekend, China’s military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what Taiwan's defense ministry called a recent new high.

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely Ratner will testify about the administration's efforts to bolster Taiwan's defenses in front of the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.

“It is no secret that the People’s Republic of China has waged a campaign of military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan. The PRC has never renounced the potential use of military force as a tool for unification with Taiwan," he will tell lawmakers, according to a copy of his prepared remarks. "More broadly, we have seen the PRC increasingly turn to the People’s Liberation Army as an instrument for coercion in support of its global ambitions, including but not limited to conducting more dangerous actions in and around the Taiwan Strait.”

Ratner will add, "The department is taking action in support of a rising region as our Indo-Pacific allies and partners invest in themselves and their own capabilities, their relationships with each other, and their relationships with the United States.

"Faced with increasingly coercive activities by the PRC and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, countries across the Indo-Pacific are stepping up in support of a shared regional vision, and we are proud to be standing with them."

The Pentagon, in addition to providing military aid and training to Taiwanese forces, is supporting and working with a growing coalition of countries in the Asia Pacific, including Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Australia.

"To deliver these defense articles and services, we are working with the State Department to accelerate existing foreign military sales cases by cutting red tape and supporting increased defense industrial base production capacity. We are focused on partnering closely with industry and getting the right capabilities to Taiwan as quickly as possible," Ratner will add.

Despite China's increased aggression toward Taiwan, Ratner believes that a war with Beijing is not inevitable.

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The Biden administration is committed to having open lines of communication with Beijing in part to avoid any miscommunications or misunderstandings. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, days after White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan huddled in Malta with China’s top foreign policy official, Wang Yi.

The United States does not support Taiwan's independence or any unilateral change in the status quo from either side, while China considers the island a rogue province.