On February 26, in Washington, the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) urged the global community, particularly the United Nations, to engage in decisive and unified action against what they term Beijing’s persistent “institutionalization of a coercive security and control system” in East Turkistan, which is also recognized as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.

The exiled leaders characterize the area as “an occupied country” currently subjected to China's “colonial governance.” The ETGE highlighted that the Chinese oppression coincides with the upcoming 12th anniversary of Beijing’s so-called “People’s War on Terror” and the “Strike Hard Campaign against Violent Terrorism,” initiated in May 2014.

According to the ETGE, “these terminologies serve as official euphemisms for policies” that amount to “genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic groups.”

On February 9, the ETGE reported that a conference on “Political-Legal Work” was held in the Urumqi area of Xinjiang under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

This gathering included high-ranking officials from political and security sectors, such as the colonial paramilitary Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), Xinjiang Military Region, Armed Police Command, along with various security and intelligence agencies.

During the proceedings, it was noted that Wang Gang, the Party security head in Xinjiang, gave “specific directives” for enforcement actions throughout Xinjiang.

The published guidelines stress “preventing risks, ensuring safety, and maintaining stability,” calling for the “normalization and institutionalization” of “counterterrorism and stability maintenance.” They mandate a continued “high-pressure” approach against the targeted “three forces,” instructing prompt actions based on the doctrine of “if it appears, strike it.”

The ETGE pointed out that these directives were released despite established reports and ongoing international concerns regarding human rights violations by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang.

“The United States, along with numerous Western parliaments, has declared that the Beijing regime is engaged in genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples. The UN Human Rights Office has determined that serious violations have taken place, some of which could qualify as crimes against humanity,” stated the exiled organization.

“Within the United Nations framework, a joint statement by 51 member states condemned the crimes against humanity perpetrated against Uyghurs and other Turkic communities,” they added.

The ETGE called on the international community to approach the China-East Turkistan conflict as a “decolonization issue,” rather than a matter of “internal affairs.”

“Governments professing to oppose genocide and advocate for human rights must confront the fundamental cause of our nation’s agony: the Beijing regime’s colonial occupation of East Turkistan. They should affirm and support our people’s inherent right to decolonization, self-determination, and the reclamation of national independence,” declared Mamtimin Ala, President of the East Turkistan Government in Exile.