In June 1946, Qasimi tried to reach a political agreement with the Nationalist Chinese leader Zhang Zhizhong to form a coalition provincial government in Dihua (present day Urumqi).[7] The Second ETR was to be disbanded in name but the three districts retained autonomy.[2] As a president of the ETR, Qasimi called for unity and support for his government and rejected the coalition provincial government.[8] He explained that the people of East Turkistan had risen in rebellion only to secure their rights under the Chinese constitution.[9] He led a delegation to the Chinese National Assembly Nanjing to negotiate bi-lateral relations between ETR and the Republic of China.[9]