Category:East Turkistan Government in Exile

The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (Uighur: شەرقىي تۈركىستان سۈرگۈندى ھۆكۈمىتى; abbreviated ETGE) is a parliamentary based exile government established and headquartered in Washington, D.C. by Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other peoples from East Turkistan (Xinjiang). The ETGE claims to be the sole organ representing East Turkistan and its people on the international stage. Although the East Turkistan Government in Exile was declared inside room HC-6 of the U.S. Capitol Building, the East Turkistan Government in Exile and the territory it claims under East Turkistan are unrecognized by the United States. The People's Republic of China has sternly opposed ETGE's creation since September 2004.