Main responsibilities:

(1) To implement national foreign policies and related laws and regulations. To formulate and organize the implementation of foreign affairs work plans.    

(2) To study and analyze major issues on foreign affairs and of international concerns.

(3) To take charge of the overall planning and coordination of the province's foreign exchanges and provide guidance to major foreign exchanges conducted by sub-provincial regions and provincial government departments.  

(4) To coordinate efforts to handle the province's marine and maritime affairs.

(5) To organize reception of foreign state, party and parliamentary guests, friendly people, business leaders and other distinguished guests visiting Guangdong. To arrange or regulate the activities of foreign diplomats and journalists visiting Guangdong for official purposes. To examine and approve the holding of international conferences in and the inviting of foreign nationals to Guangdong.

(6) To take charge of negotiations with foreign diplomatic and consular missions in China, on behalf of the province. To regulate the activities of foreign consular missions in Guangzhou and news agencies in Guangdong.

(7) To assist in the protection of the lawful rights and interests of Chinese citizens and institutions from Guangdong abroad. To coordinate efforts to handle major cases and incidents in Guangdong which involve foreign nationals and legal persons.

(8) To plan and coordinate exchanges and cooperation between the province and sub-national regions of foreign countries, such as establishing sister province relationship with foreign sub-national regions and conducting exchanges with sister provinces.