A Taiwanese official specialized in the production of missiles was found dead in a hotel
Taiwan's official Central News Agency reported that the deputy head of the research and development unit of the Taiwan Ministry of Defense was found dead, Saturday morning, in a hotel room.
The agency indicated that Ao Yang Li-shing, vice president of the army-owned National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology, was found dead in a hotel in southern Taiwan, and that the authorities were looking into the cause of death.
Ao Yang was on a business trip to the southern region of Pingtung, the agency said, adding that he took up the position early this year to oversee various missile production projects.
The army-owned body is doubling its annual missile production capacity to nearly 500 this year, as the island builds up its combat power amid what it sees as a growing military threat to China.
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