East Turkestan

Formerly the Xinjiiang autonomous region in China, the Confederation of Islamic Covenants known as East Turkestan occupies that area and is the homeland of the Uighur Muslims.

History
During the Chinese Civil War, many Uighur Muslims were at the front lines of repelling the Maoists from their land in China. Several terror attacks against Han Chinese and CCP organizations occurred during this period, which led to heightened ethnic tension between the two groups. East Turkestan was a founding member of the Anti-maoist Coalition, which improved its overall relations with the other regions in East Asia, however East Turkestan is still very uneasy towards foreigners, and particularly the growth of Mongolia and Tibet, although it maintains very good relations with Tibet.

Politics
Unlike its neighbors, Chinese money has virtually no effect on any politics in East Turkestan, given that the region is highly decentralized. There are thousands of individual covenants, with varying degrees of tolerance towards foreigners and adherence to Islamic law. The covenant leaders interact with each other on an individual basis, and are interconnected through various trade agreements. The real binding force in the region is their collective fear of foreign invasion, as many believe themselves to be surrounded by enemies, so the Uighur armed forces, act as a protective force, which is voluntarily funded by the covenants. Each individual covenant has their own defense systems, but broader conflicts are always off loaded to the military, which is primarily stationed near Kazakhstan and Mongolia. The armed forces are operated semi-privately, however as time has passed, the individual covenants have gained more influence in its decisions, in order to ensure it stays neutral and well trained. East Turkestan's covenants broadly maintain good relations with Tibet, Korea, and Mongolia, although many are suspicious of the latter's motives. Internal politics of these covenants attempts to dismiss any foreign systems, particularly Mongolia's economic imperialism, but many have taken interest in the teachings of Tiholegism in Africa, which the adapt to fit the teachings of Islam. However, the majority prefer Mohammedan thought and are especially hostile towards Communistic ideas, which they broadly view as unholy and imperialist.

Alash Autonomous Zone
The Uighur Covenants have taken it upon themselves to protect East Kazakhstan, by lending the people there their military and services. This region harbors Kazakhs and other Central Asian peoples who defected from their Communist controlled homelands and find safety in the Autonomous Zone. The region is not formally recognized as independent, as it relies heavily on East Turkestan, but it has not been integrated into the Confederation, given its contentious neighbors.