Charles Engelbrecht lives in Taipei and has written and edited news and technology articles for Taiwanese companies since 2000. He has previously worked at the Taipei Times, Taiwan News, Die Burger and various media outlets in New Zealand and South Africa. He holds an Honors Degree in Journalism and a Diploma in Financial Journalism from the University of Stellenbosch. CharlesE@dominotheory.com – His articles are listed below.
A mysterious Chinese ‘research’ ship hovered for a suspiciously long time above Palau’s underwater data cable, a cable that will link Palau’s new
Warships Clash as World Remembers China’s Big Massacre
This weekend saw the world commemorating the days in June 1989 when the CCP’s People’s Liberation Army cracked down on a crowd of almost a million
U.S. Marines Testing Robot Boats That Launch Killer Spy Drones
After getting rid of tanks and embracing off-road robot trucks that carry huge ship-killer missiles, the Marine Corps is now looking at equipping its
Stingers and Link-22: NATO Is Getting Serious About Taiwan
News of a surprise delivery of the famous Stinger short-range anti-air missile system follows just weeks after Taiwan announced it had started testing
As China Pops Out Warships, Taiwan Builds Its Ability To Sink Them
In order to become an "indigestible porcupine," Taiwan is building an arsenal designed to sink half the warships of the PLA's massive navy China
Taiwan’s New Subs and Torpedoes Can Cripple Invasion Fleet
Once launched, Taiwan's new Mark 48 torpedo will search for its target at a top speed of 102 kilometers per hour over a range of as much as 50
Huge Explosions in Ukraine Are a Warning for Taiwan
As the U.S. prepares to fast-track $500 million worth of missiles to Taiwan, the conflict in Ukraine shows how drones and missiles are increasingly
Will China’s New Invasion Plan Survive Actual Combat?
The PLA’s new strategies and tactics look impressive on paper, but they depend partly on weapons that are either top secret or non-existent — and then
China Creating Technological Suckerpunch to Fight Taiwan and U.S.
In July 2021, China tested a ground-breaking hypersonic missile that launched its own air-defense missile as it dived down from space. We look at how
China’s Drones — Sifting Fact From a Lot of Fiction
In our previous two articles, we looked at the evolution of drones and the different types of drones that Taiwan is developing in-house or buying from
Taiwan Prepares to Face Goliath With Its Growing Fleet of Aerial Drones
If China ever invaded Taiwan, hundreds of Taiwanese aerial drones would spread out over the island nation. Some would take on Chinese drones in
Chinese Combat Drones Circle Taiwan: We Look at Both Sides’ UAVs
The Ukraine conflict has seen a large variety of drones being used for many different purposes. Taiwan is getting ahead of the curve by building a