 The names "Türk" or "Türki" in particular were demanded by Bughra as the real name for his people.He slammed Sheng Shicai for his designation of Turkic Muslims into different ethnicities which could sow disunion among Turkic Muslims.In December 1948, Muhammad Amin Bughra was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as vice-chairman of the Sinkiang Government, led by Burhan Shahidi.