TE24 International Desk:
TAIPEI – The deputy director of Taiwan’s defense ministry’s research and development department was found dead in his hotel room on Saturday morning, according to the state-run Central News Agency. Ou Yang Li-hsing, deputy director of the military-owned National Zhongshan Institute of Science and Technology, was found dead in his hotel room in southern Taiwan on Saturday morning, CNA reported. Authorities are investigating the cause of death.
Ou Yang is on a business trip to southern Pingtung County, CNA said, adding that he was appointed to the post earlier this year to oversee various missile production projects.
The military group plans to double its annual missile production capacity to about 500 this year, as the island ramps up its combat capabilities amid a perceived growing military threat from China. It’s working.
