Washington DC, Dec. 22 -- The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has issued a strong condemnation against what it described as deliberate attempts to equate alleged collaborators of the Chinese occupation regime with leaders who genuinely struggled for East Turkistan's independence and sovereignty.

In a statement posted on X, the ETGE said such narratives amount to "historical falsification and political sabotage", aimed at weakening the East Turkistan national liberation movement. The group asserted that conflating collaboration with resistance undermines decades of sacrifices made by those who fought and died for full independence.

The ETGE specifically rejected claims portraying Isa Yusuf Alptekin as a leader of East Turkistan...