On Thursday, China reportedly fired missiles over mainland Taiwan in a major escalation of Beijing’s military threats to the country. “Beijing deployed more than 100 planes, including fighter jets and bombers, and over 10 warships, its state media said, in its biggest drills in the Taiwan strait,” The Telegraph reported. China’s attempts at showing military force comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan, which China claims as its own. “At least 11 Chinese ballistic missiles struck waters north, south and east of Taiwan less than 24 hours later, Taipei said, the first time since 1996,” The Telegraph added.

Just minutes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, China began military exercises around Taiwan to “rehearse” ways China could take the country “by force” in the future. According to CNN, “Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said 27 Chinese warplanes made incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, and 22 planes crossed the median line dividing the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday — an unprecedented number since Taiwan began publicly releasing information about China’s air incursions about two years ago.” Chinese military official Song Zhongping told China’s government-run Global Times, “In the event of a future military conflict,