Student Roundtable with Dr Mengdi Zhang, PhD Graduate in International Relations: Oscillations in New Zealand - China Relations
Dr Mengdi Zhang
Wednesday, 10 September 2025 5:00pm
Wellington
AM101, Kelburn Campus
The NZIIA Wellington Student Subcommittee invites student members to a roundtable discussion about New Zealand-China relations and postgraduate study in International Relations.
Dr Zhang recently completed her PhD in International Relations at VUW. Mengdi will begin with a presentation on her thesis, which analysed changes in NZ policy discourses on New Zealand-China relations. The floor will then be opened to questions about her research and experience completing postgraduate study in International Relations at VUW. If you're interested in NZ-China relations or postgraduate study in IR, or both, this event is for you.
Places are limited. To attend, please submit an expression of interest to:
studentrep.nziia.wellington@gmail.com
About Dr Mengdi Zhang:
Dr Mengdi Zhang's doctoral research examines how New Zealand policymakers’ depictions of the interactions between economics and security have evolved in the relationship with China. She taught INTP 248: International Security at Victoria University of Wellington in 2025, and is currently working at the Centre for Strategic Studies. She has published her work on Newsroom and Women Talking Politics.
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nziia.wgtn.membership@gmail.comThe NZIIA Wellington Student Subcommittee invites student members to a roundtable discussion about New Zealand-China relations and postgraduate study in International Relations.
Dr Zhang recently completed her PhD in International Relations at VUW. Mengdi will begin with a presentation on her thesis, which analysed changes in NZ policy discourses on New Zealand-China relations. The floor will then be opened to questions about her research and experience completing postgraduate study in International Relations at VUW. If you're interested in NZ-China relations or postgraduate study in IR, or both, this event is for you.
Places are limited. To attend, please submit an expression of interest to:
studentrep.nziia.wellington@gmail.com
About Dr Mengdi Zhang:
Dr Mengdi Zhang's doctoral research examines how New Zealand policymakers’ depictions of the interactions between economics and security have evolved in the relationship with China. She taught INTP 248: International Security at Victoria University of Wellington in 2025, and is currently working at the Centre for Strategic Studies. She has published her work on Newsroom and Women Talking Politics.
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