Sinitic (Han Chinese) ethnic extraction. Within the movement, there is widespread support for the region to be renamed, since "Xinjiang" is perceived by independence activists as a colonial name. "East Turkestan" is the most well-known proposed name. "Uyghurstan" is another well-known proposed name. Responses to Uyghur nationalism See also Hui pan-nationalism Pan-Turkism References Indigenous nationalism Nationalism in China Nationalist movements in Asia Political movements in China Uyghurs Xinjiang East Turkestan independence movement