China urges all countries to combat terrorism for global peace, stability.

BEIJING -- China on Friday said that terrorism was enemy of mankind and urged all the countries to strengthen coordination to combat this menace for global peace and stability.

Terrorism is a common enemy of mankind and fighting terrorism is the shared responsibility of the international community, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Zhao Lijian said at a regular news briefing.

Three Chinese teachers and a Pakistani national were killed at the University of Karachi on Tuesday when their van came under terrorist attack.

In a statement on Thursday, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack on one of the Confucius Institutes at the University of Karachi.

Zhao Lijian said that the statement expressed the deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the government of Pakistan and China and the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers the sponsors of the terrorist attack, justice, and urged all states to cooperate actively with the government of Pakistan and China on this matter.

He said that the Security...

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