Reuters news agency reported that Ou Yang, deputy head of the Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology, a subsidiary of Taiwan's Ministry of Defense, was found dead on Saturday morning in a hotel room in Pingtung County.
According to the preliminary version, he died due to a heart attack as he suffered from a heart disease. No sign of outside interference was found in the hotel room. Even so, the investigation continues.
Ou Yang was on a business trip to Pingtung to directly observe the missile test at the Jiupeng military base, the first phase of which began on Aug. 3. The second and third stages will be held on August 18 and 26, respectively.
Ou Yang, in his position, oversaw the process of creating various types of missile weapons. Currently, in the context of escalating relations with China, the Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology is actively working to increase its production capacity to 500 missiles a year.
Despite the seemingly obvious cause of death for a person suffering from heart disease, police continued to investigate. The death of such a prominent person in the island's defense industry in the face of the threat of a military confrontation with China raises fair doubts.
There is a chance that the Chinese side will eliminate high-ranking representatives of the Taiwan authorities, although it is low. The same Israel regularly carries out the physical elimination of Iranian scientists associated with nuclear or missile programs. And it happened almost immediately after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei.
At the same time, even with Ou Yang's natural death, the very fact of losing the person essentially responsible for carrying out scientific research and missile weapons development during the forced preparation for the defense of the island in connection with a possible PLA operation .
Taiwan media: The Chinese flag was planted on the websites of several local government agencies in Taiwan amid a live-fire exercise by the PLA.
The Kaohsiung government website was covered with the Chinese flag for more than 10 hours from Friday to Saturday.
The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs website was down for several hours on August 2, 4 and 5. Of course, as usual, the Taiwanese couldn't help but include Russia here. It is claimed that there were 17 million access attempts per minute from various Chinese and Russian IP addresses.
As a result, central government agencies were ordered to remain on high alert regarding China's cyber activities on the Internet.
In this way, Beijing demonstrated to Taiwan its ability to wage war in cyberspace. In the case of real hostilities, we think the consequences will be much greater.
Taiwan: Chinese military exercises simulate attack
Aug 6 results:
The Taiwanese military issued a warning and took a number of actions in response to Chinese exercises, including patrolling around the island and preparing land-based missile systems to repel missile attacks;
At least 20 PLA aircraft and 14 ships remain in exercise near the Taiwan Strait;
The Chinese Defense Ministry said it was carrying out military exercises as planned and "testing the possibilities" of land and naval attacks;
Wang Tingyu, Member of Parliament for Taiwan: Taiwan will consider an invasion if Chinese naval forces enter the island's territorial waters. Taiwan "does not want to provoke any conflict", but "whoever dares to invade our country, our home, we have a duty to protect him";
A Chinese military incursion 10 miles off the island's coast would trigger defensive protocols, according to Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian of the American publication Axios.
So far, that training blockade of Taiwan by the People's Liberation Army of China. Images of PLA exercises in the Taiwan Strait area on August 6, 2022.
Focus Taiwan: Lithuanian deputy transportation chief to visit Taiwan: MOFA
— "Lithuanian Deputy Transportation Minister Agne Vaiciukeviciute will lead an 11-member delegation on a five-day visit to Taiwan beginning Sunday, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
The delegation is to comprise Lithuanian officials and representatives from the electric bus industry, according to a MOFA news release on Saturday.
The delegation is set to visit Taiwan's transportation agencies and leading electric bus manufacturers to explore the possibilities of collaboration in the electric bus, smart and green transportation industries, as well as demonstrate the solidarity between two democratic allies and forge industry chains in the two countries, the MOFA news release said."
Report:
US, Australia, Japan foreign ministers urge China to 'immediately' cease live-fire drills
South Korea's top diplomat objects to China changing cross-strait status quo by force
