However, secessionist outfits like the First East Turkestan Republic and East Turkestan People's Revolutionary Party have all failed to achieve their nefarious goals. The WUC, knowing it cannot split China, has turned to the anti-China forces overseas to spread the separatist movement globally. The WUC has been helping anti-China forces to contain the rise of China, hoping to get their sympathy and support in return, while the anti-China forces have been using it as a pawn in their geopolitical game to prevent China from realizing national rejuvenation.