[By Jiao Haiyang/China.org.cn]

China is enhancing its strength in joining the international efforts to combat various violence and terrorism attacks carried out in the name of religion.

A representative from the China Mission to the United Nations Office stressed here recently that China is committed to the construction of a harmonious society but opposed to all acts of violence or intolerance committed in the name of religion.

"Harmony is one of the core values of the Chinese society. China advocated religious tolerance by actively promoting harmony," the official said.

Earlier this week during an interactive discussion on the issue of violence committed in the name of religion, delegations attending the ongoing UN Human Right Council's 28th session highlighted the importance to combat the existence of extremist religious ideologies and to condemn those providing various forms of support to terrorism.

"Violence committed in the name of religion could take different shapes, and governments should have the overarching responsibility to combat such violence," said Heiner Bielefeldt, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief.

Denmark, which had been hit by a terrorist attack committed in the name of religion one month ago, said that this terrifying act, however, had led to a strong manifestation of unity and solidarity, in which people from all religions and walks of life had spontaneously put flowers in front of the two buildings where the shootings had taken place.