On June 22, Ambassador Wang Lutong attended the Antarctic Midwinter Reception hosted by the New Zealand Antarctic Society Wellington Branch in Royal Society New Zealand. Ambassador Wang proposed a toast on behalf of the Antarctic Treaty Nations, expressing his gratitude to the Treaty Nations for their contribution to the protection of the Antarctic environment and the promotion of the forefront of Antarctic scientific research under the framework of the Antarctic Treaty System.

Over 60 people attended the reception, including diplomats from the embassies and consulates of the Treaty Nations in New Zealand, representatives from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research and the members of the New Zealand Antarctic Society.