How To Find And Restructure The Value Of Sulu King's Remains In The Bilateral Relations Between China And Philippines

Starting from the perspective of sino-philippine relations,this paper explores how and why the Chinese and Philippine governments discovered and reconstructed the value of ‘Sulu King's remains' in bilateral relations,and USES analytic hierarchy process,case analysis and historical analysis to elaborate this ‘cause and effect'.The paper doesn't focus on the influence of ‘Sulu King's remains' on the Sino-Phi relations.It pays attention to the process of the discovery and reconstruction.The ‘Sulu King's remains' refer to the ancient book records and historical legends about sulu king's visit to China,the tomb of sulu king and the descendants of sulu king.Before the value of ‘Sulu King's remains' in sino-philippine relations was discovered,the Chinese government regarded the tomb of sulu king as an important unit of cultural relics under the national protection,and the Philippine government regarded the sulu sultan's successor in southern Philippines as a "partner" in the fight for sabah's sovereignty.After the history of king sulu's visit to China during the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the Philippines in 1975 was excavated as a common historical memory between the two countries,the leaders of China and the Philippines began to discuss the recognition of king sulu's visit to China in diplomatic occasions,the ambassador's visit to the tomb of king sulu,and relevant activities organized by local or other officials to reconstruct its value in bilateral relations.‘Sulu King's remains' witness to the historic friendship between China and the Philippines and plays a unique role in people-to-people diplomacy between the two countries.Attaching importance to the ‘Sulu King's remains' will help deepen the common historical memory,enrich the understanding of bilateral relations and serve the Sino-Philippines relations under different backgrounds.The discovery and reconstruction of the value of ‘Sulu King's remains' in Sino-Philippines relations will provide reference for the development of other bilateral relations and fill the gap of studying ‘Sulu King's remains' from the perspective of international relations.