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Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan

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Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan South China Morning Post

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • NVDA NVIDIA

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor

    The main advanced-chip manufacturer sits in Taiwan

  • ASML ASML

    Chipmaking-equipment sales follow export rules

  • AVGO Broadcom

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy prices move when sanctioned supply is blocked

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • AAPL Apple

    Sales and supply chains are exposed to a new tariff

  • NKE Nike

    Sales and supply chains are exposed to a new tariff

  • AMD AMD

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMAT Applied Materials

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
NVDA———————
TSM———————
ASML+4.48%+1.39%—-1.67%-3.58%-7.36%-6.84%
AVGO+0.27%+4.13%—-1.87%-1.15%-4.20%-4.77%
XLE———————
USO———————
AAPL-1.00%+0.03%—+1.36%+1.44%+1.94%+1.62%
NKE———————
AMD+3.96%+6.26%—-2.23%-0.39%-6.07%-7.52%
AMAT+6.91%+2.71%—-1.85%-8.47%-11.90%-15.16%

Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan South China Morning Post

Source: South China Morning Post

Taiwan Fund (TWN)

Those 3 earlier stories put Taiwan Fund (TWN) at an average move of +0.97% the next day. Largest gain +0.97%, largest drop +0.97%, from 3 prices.

CompanyWhenAverageLargest gainLargest dropPrices
Taiwan Fund (TWN)the next day+0.97%+0.97%+0.97%3
Taiwan Fund (TWN)three days later-4.91%-4.91%-4.91%3
Corgi Etf Tr I Taiwan 2X Daily (XTAI)the next day0.00%0.00%0.00%3
Corgi Etf Tr I Taiwan 2X Daily (XTAI)three days later0.00%0.00%0.00%3

Taiwan Fund (TWN) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan,” Taiwan Fund (TWN) is -7.67%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a -6.20% difference versus the market.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
AAPLthat day+1.36%final price
AAPLthe next day+1.44%final price
AAPLtwo days later+1.94%final price
AAPLthree days later+1.62%final price
AAPLthree days earlier+0.03%final price
AAPLfive days earlier-1.00%final price
AMATthat day-1.85%final price
AMATthe next day-8.47%final price
AMATtwo days later-11.90%final price
AMATthree days later-15.16%final price
AMATthree days earlier+2.71%final price
AMATfive days earlier+6.91%final price
AMDthat day-2.23%final price
AMDthe next day-0.39%final price
AMDtwo days later-6.07%final price
AMDthree days later-7.52%final price
AMDthree days earlier+6.26%final price
AMDfive days earlier+3.96%final price
ASMLthat day-1.67%final price
ASMLthe next day-3.58%final price
ASMLtwo days later-7.36%final price
ASMLthree days later-6.84%final price
ASMLthree days earlier+1.39%final price
ASMLfive days earlier+4.48%final price
AVGOthat day-1.87%final price
AVGOthe next day-1.15%final price
AVGOtwo days later-4.20%final price
AVGOthree days later-4.77%final price
AVGOthree days earlier+4.13%final price
AVGOfive days earlier+0.27%final price
TWN
SPY

Who gains and who loses around Taiwan Fund (TWN)

Companies tied to this story

  • TWN Taiwan Fund

    For “Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan,” Taiwan Fund (TWN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TWN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: taiwan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • XTAI Corgi Etf Tr I Taiwan 2X Daily

    For “Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan,” Corgi Etf Tr I Taiwan 2X Daily (XTAI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected XTAI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: taiwan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Taiwan Fund (TWN)

On 12 Oct 2026, “Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan” is the story that connects Taiwan Fund (TWN) to this story.

For Taiwan Fund (TWN), the reason on file says GA selected TWN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: taiwan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, Corgi Etf Tr I Taiwan 2X Daily (XTAI), is listed for a different reason: GA selected XTAI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: taiwan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Taiwan Fund (TWN) price range

TWN traded between 94.06 and 107.36 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 94.67. XTAI traded between 22.77 and 27.54 across 7 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.77.

How strong the case is around Taiwan Fund (TWN)

51 out of 100

“Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan” scores 51 out of 100. The score uses 5 sources, and 2 linked companies.