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Furious China Warns Nancy Pelosi Not to Visit Taiwan

China warned Pelosi against following through with a visit to the disputed island, threatening the U.S. with "consequences" if she does.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian cautioned Pelosi on Tuesday against following through on a potential visit to Taiwan in response to a report from the Financial Times which claimed the California Democrat was planning to visit the island in August. Pelosi would be the most senior U.S. official to visit the territory since former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich arranged a three-day stopover in 1997.

© Noel Celis / AFP Chine while Taiwan accelerates his production of missiles in the face of the threat of an invasion by China, a senior Taiwanese official Responsible for producing it was found dead of a heart attack this Saturday, August 6 in a hotel.

A senior Taiwanese official in charge of a missile production program died of a heart attack on Saturday in a hotel, said the institute where he worked, when China leads the biggest military maneuvers in his history Around Island.

Ouyang Li-Hsing, 57, was the vice-president of the Chung-Shan National Institute of Sciences and Technologies, an army organization. According to the Taiwanese agency CNA, he went to the south of the country for business.

Taiwan Conducts Air Raid Drills Amid China Tension, Potential Pelosi Visit

While the Biden administration hasn't embraced the House speaker's visit to the self-governing island, Republicans have pressed for her to make the trip.The self-governing island on Monday kicked off its Han Kuang military exercises, an annual five-day event simulating an invasion by China. While Taiwan's drills were previously planned, Pelosi's possible visit comes amid heightened tensions with Beijing and has drawn strong reactions in both the U.S. and China.

In a press release published on its website, the Institute confirmed that the manager was found unconscious on Saturday in a hotel in Hengchun, in the county of Pingtung. "A medico-legal examination determined that the cause of death was a myocardial infarction and angina," said the press release. According to CNA, Mr. Ouyang was responsible for supervising "the production of several types of missiles" and had taken office earlier this year.

Video: The Chinese army draws several missiles near Taiwan (France 24)

of military exercises which intensify

The Taiwanese government strives to accelerate its production of missiles in front of The threat of an invasion by Beijing, who considers the island as part of its territory.

China has been carrying out intense military exercises around Taiwan since Thursday in retaliation for the visit to the island earlier in the president of the House of Representatives of the United States Nancy Pelosi.

Several missiles passed above the main island Taiwan, Chinese state media reported on Friday.

(with AFP)