紐西蘭跨黨派國會議員訪問團 2026 年 5 月 6 日蒞臨國立臺灣大學，與社會科學院、法律學院師生進行座談，圍繞「紐西蘭民主、區域挑戰與臺紐關係」展開交流。與會貴賓包括紐西蘭商工辦事處 New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office Taipei代表 Chris Langley，以及紐西蘭國會議員 Maureen Pugh、Duncan Webb、David Wilson、Laura McClure；臺大社科院洪貞玲副院長、郭銘傑國際長、黃凱苹副教授、法律學院葉俊榮教授、林春元副教授與二十多位各系所學生及外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC（Taiwan）亞太司林晨富總領事、蔡而復科員亦共同參與。
洪副院長致辭指出，臺灣與紐西蘭同為印太地區的重要民主夥伴，皆具海洋國家特質，也共同面對資訊安全、地緣政治壓力、民主制度調適與氣候變遷等挑戰。Chris Langley 代表特別提及，近年臺紐關係持續深化，雙方在經貿、教育、直航、交換學生與原住民族交流等領域皆有實質進展。
本次座談會由葉教授主持，聚焦四項主題，討論熱烈。首先，在假訊息與 AI 使用方面，與會者關注人工智慧快速發展對民主社會造成的新挑戰。臺灣雖已透過事實查核、媒體識讀與公民社會展現韌性，但 AI 生成內容與錯假訊息仍需透過透明標示、素養教育與審慎治理加以因應。
其次，在國際貿易與政治脅迫方面，與會者討論大國如何運用經濟手段作為政治壓力工具。臺灣農產品曾遭限制進口的經驗，引發對供應鏈安全與市場分散的思考。紐西蘭議員也分享小型貿易國家面對大國壓力時，如何透過多邊機制、國際互信與貿易多元化降低風險。
第三，在民主與選舉制度方面，與會者比較臺灣的兩大黨競爭結構與紐西蘭的混合比例代表制。紐西蘭多黨制與聯合政府經驗，提供臺灣思考代表性、多元聲音與治理穩定之間如何取得平衡的重要參照。
最後，在氣候變遷與公正轉型方面，雙方討論能源安全、減碳政策與產業發展之間的張力。紐西蘭推動再生能源、地熱、氫能與新式核能的政策經驗，也引發臺灣師生對淨零轉型、能源供應與半導體產業用電需求的進一步思考。
此次座談不僅深化臺大師生對紐西蘭民主制度與區域角色的理解，也展現臺紐雙方在民主治理、經濟安全、數位韌性與氣候政策上的共同關切。未來臺灣與紐西蘭可望在經貿、教育、原住民族交流、數位治理與永續轉型等領域持續深化合作，為印太民主夥伴關係注入更多動能。
New Zealand Cross-Party Parliamentary Delegation Visits NTU College of Social Sciences to Discuss Democratic Resilience, Regional Challenges, and Taiwan–New Zealand Relations
A cross-party parliamentary delegation from New Zealand visited National Taiwan University on May 6, 2026, for a roundtable discussion with faculty and students from the College of Social Sciences and the College of Law. The discussion focused on “New Zealand’s Democracy, Regional Challenges, and Relations with Taiwan.”
Distinguished guests included Chris Langley, Director of the New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office, and Members of Parliament Maureen Pugh, Duncan Webb, David Wilson, and Laura McClure. Participants from NTU include: Vice Dean Chen-Ling Hung, Associate Dean for International Affairs Jason Kuo, and Associate Professor Kai-Ping Huang; Professor Jiunn-Rong Yeh and Associate Professor Chun-Yuan Lin from the College of Law; as well as more than twenty students from various departments. Consul-General Kevin Chen-Fu Lin and Officer Alfred Er-Fu Tsai from the Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also joined the event.
In her opening remarks, Associate Dean Hung noted that Taiwan and New Zealand are important democratic partners in the Indo-Pacific. Both are maritime democracies and face shared challenges, including information security, geopolitical pressure, democratic institutional adaptation, and climate change. Director Chris Langley also highlighted the continued deepening of Taiwan–New Zealand relations in recent years, pointing to substantive progress in trade, education, direct flights, student exchange, and Indigenous peoples’ exchanges.
Moderated by Professor Yeh, the roundtable centered on four major themes and generated lively discussion. First, on disinformation and the use of AI, participants discussed the new challenges that rapid advances in artificial intelligence pose to democratic societies. While Taiwan has demonstrated resilience through fact-checking, media literacy, and civil society engagement, AI-generated content and disinformation still require transparent labeling, literacy education, and careful governance.
Second, on international trade and political coercion, participants examined how major powers use economic measures as instruments of political pressure. Taiwan’s experience with restrictions on agricultural imports prompted further reflection on supply chain security and market diversification. New Zealand parliamentarians also shared how small trading nations can reduce risks when facing pressure from larger powers by relying on multilateral mechanisms, building international trust, and diversifying trade relationships.
Third, on democracy and electoral institutions, participants compared Taiwan’s two-party competitive structure with New Zealand’s mixed-member proportional representation system. New Zealand’s experience with a multi-party system and coalition governments offered an important reference point for Taiwan in considering how to balance representation, diverse voices, and stable governance.
Finally, on climate change and just transition, participants discussed the tensions among energy security, carbon reduction policies, and industrial development. New Zealand’s policy experience in renewable energy, geothermal energy, hydrogen, and emerging nuclear technologies also prompted NTU faculty and students to reflect further on Taiwan’s net-zero transition, energy supply, and the electricity demand of the semiconductor industry.
The roundtable deepened NTU faculty and students’ understanding of New Zealand’s democratic institutions and regional role, while also highlighting shared concerns between Taiwan and New Zealand in democratic governance, economic security, digital resilience, and climate policy. Looking ahead, Taiwan and New Zealand are well positioned to further strengthen cooperation in trade, education, Indigenous exchanges, digital governance, and sustainable transition, bringing new momentum to democratic partnership in the Indo-Pacific.