Washington DC, March 28 -- The East Turkistan Government in Exile has strongly condemned Beijing's recent announcement of the so-called "Cenling County" in the Kashgar region, terming it an "illegal and unilateral act of colonial domination," as stated by ETGE's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Security, Salih Hudayar, on X.

According to Hudayar, the creation of "Cenling County" represents an attempt by China to forcibly restructure the demographics of East Turkistan and erase the historical identity of Uyghur and other Turkic communities. He alleged that traditional names, governance systems, and institutions are being replaced with Chinese administrative structures and settlers.

Hudayar further stated that decades after China's control...