Sunflower power stalls Taiwan trade deal

By Kirsty Needham
Updated November 22 2014 - 6:18pm, first published 5:52pm
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. Photo: New York Times
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. Photo: New York Times

Taiwan, the world's biggest maker of iPhones and iPads, has unexpectedly found its economy held hostage by a young generation of digital natives, spawned – ironically – by its high-tech success.