A senior official in Taiwan's military missile development program was found dead in his hotel room this Saturday, according to local press reports, although officials insisted it was a heart attack and the room had not been tampered with. .
According to Hong Kong, Ou Yang Li-hsing, 57, was deputy director of the National Institute of Science and Technology Chung Shan, which is owned by the island's military, a position he held over several missile development projects this year. was obtained for supervision. The daily South China Morning Post, which in turn cites Taiwan's official news agency CNA.
According to reports, Ou Yang's family explained to the police that the deceased had a history of heart conditions and had already had a stent implanted .
Ou Yang was in the southern county of Pingtung , where he was going to participate in a cultural festival celebration .
Although the authorities insisted that there were no signs of injuries, struggles or any intrusion in his room, the death of Ou Yang has raised interest among some regional media since it occurred in the framework of the largest crisis between Beijing and Taipei in the United States. recent years, with several days of Chinese military maneuvers near the island in retaliation for the visit of the president of the US Legislature, Nancy Pelosi.