Taiwan official leading missile production died of heart attack, report says

FILE PHOTO: A missile is fired from ROCS Chi Kuang as part of Taiwan's main annual "Han Kuang" exercises, as 20 naval vessels including frigates and destroyers fired shells to simulate intercepting and attacking an invading force, off Taiwan's northeastern coast, in Yilan, Taiwan, July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

The deputy head of Taiwan defence ministry's research and development unit was found dead on Saturday morning in a hotel room, succumbing to a heart attack, according to the official Central News Agency.

Ou Yang Li-hsing, deputy head of the military-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, had died in a hotel room in southern Taiwan, CNA reported.