全球化浪潮催生了以城市为交往主体的城市外交。近年来广州大力开展城市外交，形成了国际友好城市、国际组织多边交流、国际盛会提升城市影响和深化外事管理推动城市国际化水准等工作机制。
Guangzhou promotes city diplomacy with four strategies: building up international sister-city relationship, developing multilateral communication via international organizations, enhancing city influence by big international events and strengthening city-level foreign affair administration.
