A top official involved in Taiwan’s missile production died of heart problems, the army-owned institute where he worked said.
Ouyang Li-hsing was vice-president of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology and had travelled to the south of the island for business, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported.
In a statement posted on its website, the institute confirmed Ouyang was found unconscious at a hotel in Hengchun, Pingtung County yesterday morning.
“Forensic examination found that the cause of death was myocardial infarction and angina pectoris,” it said.
His death comes as Beijing presses ahead with exercises aimed at practising a blockade and ultimate invasion of the democratic island after the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi enraged China. — AFP
