Why are there so many foreigners in Guangzhou?

Foreigners living in Guangzhou have now basically formed "four centers" geographically: Xiushanlou, Tao Jin Road, Garden Hotel, Liu Ma Road and Dasha Road, which are centered on Huanshi East Road in Guangzhou. Some Africans are engaged in trade, and European embassies and consulates and Japanese embassies and consulates are the main areas in this area; With Tianhe North Road as the center, most Japanese, Americans and Europeans who are engaged in trade live nearby, because there are a large number of offices of foreign companies in CITIC Building. Some large-scale and well-equipped buildings in Panyu District, such as Clifford Village and Lijiang Garden, mainly come from Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. There are also Jingui Village and Airport Road communities in Baiyun District centered on Sanyuanli, which are mainly inhabited by Africans engaged in footwear and clothing business. In recent years, many Koreans engaged in Sino-Korean trade have also gathered here. Recently, there were about 1000 households in Cao Fang Garden on Tianhe North Road, including more than 50 foreigners from Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Britain, Japan and South Korea. The Tianxiu Building in Yuexiu District is dominated by businessmen from Africa and the Middle East. Of the more than 600 office buildings in Tianxiu Building, 70% are rented by Middle Easterners and Africans.