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The Guangdong Provincial People’s Government (廣東省人民政府) serves as the provincial administrative authority for Guangdong Province in the People’s Republic of China. Established on November 6, 1949, the government operates as the executive organ of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress, implementing policies from Beijing while managing local affairs across the nation’s most economically dynamic province. Based in Guangzhou, the provincial government oversees constituent departments and institutions that manage everything from economic development to social services. The government exercises broad administrative powers including economic planning, urban development, education, healthcare, and environmental protection while serving as the key interface between central government directives and local implementation in China’s manufacturing and export hub.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Spain is China’s chief diplomatic mission in the country. The mission was established in March 1973, following the normalization of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and Spain. The embassy serves as the primary channel for political, economic, and cultural relations between China and Spain, and also represents China’s interests in Andorra. The embassy faced international scrutiny in September 2022 when human rights organization Safeguard Defenders alleged the existence of nine secret Chinese police stations operating in Spain, the second-highest number in any European country after Italy, according to the organization. The stations, ostensibly providing administrative services to Chinese nationals, were allegedly used to coerce Chinese dissidents and criminal suspects into returning to China through intimidation tactics.