Dates back in 1400 AD , China is a mighty Kingdom that encompass to the whole Southeast Asia. The China Empire rule the Southeast Asian shipping route trading as far as  to her neighboring nation empires.China and the Sultanate Kingdom has been trading dates back before any civilized country of Europe has established.This harmonious and peaceful relations of China and the Sultanate of Sulu Empire has been recorded as one of the cordial and a model of true friendship. When Sultan of Sulu was invited by Emperor YongLe along with his delegation, Sultan Paduka Pahala died near the mouth of Yangtze river in Deshou, Shandong Province , this has reached Emperor Yongle and immediately order to prepare a Royal burial fitted to the emperor. Emperor Yongle inscribed by his own writing denoting his tribute to Sultan Paduka Pahala of the Sultanate Kingdom. To this day, the tomb  of the Sultan of Sulu Kingdom, Sultan Pahala Paduka is well preserved as a piece of historical monument far older than the history of the modern countries of Europe.

The "Rajah Muda tree" standing beside the tomb signifies the tribute of Sultan Esmail D. Kiram II  was planted during his visit in 1998, while he was still a 'Rajah Mudah' and now  the reigning Sultan crowned in 2001( Sultan  Jamallul Kiram III was abdicated by the will of the people). The continued tie of friendship and until the assumption of his HRH Sultan Esmail D. Kiram II  to the hierarchy has been looked forward to bear more closer, relation in this coming years, under the leadership of HRH Sultan Esmail D. Kiram II. China being the leading successor to  the American dominated world power has seen and regarded  by his Royal Highness Sultan Esmail D. Kram II to  continue in the next decades. The need to support China to become the core of Asian economic hub is vital in the Asian region has been predicted by his Royal Highness and vowed to support to aid in creating one Asia unity.