The Vietnamese Consulate General in Guangzhou serves as Vietnam’s primary diplomatic mission in southern China, covering Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Fujian provinces. The consulate facilitates bilateral coordination on propaganda and media activities between Vietnamese and Chinese state authorities. The consulate has publicly endorsed the “six mores” framework for China-Vietnam relations, particularly emphasizing “building a more solid social foundation” through coordinated media and academic exchanges. The consulate actively participates in Chinese-organized “friendship” programs designed to strengthen what both governments frame as people-to-people ties, including media tours and cultural exchanges—“friendship” being a term the CCP uses to condition relationships on accommodating China’s core interests.