China has vowed to bring ISIS to justice after the terrorist organization announced that it has murdered Fan Jinghui, a Chinese citizen kidnapped in September.

"Fan Jinghui, a Chinese citizen, was kidnapped and cruelly killed by the Islamic State extremist group," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei. "We express our condolences to the victim and sympathy to his family."

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Fan was 50 years old and a self-described "wanderer" from Beijing, who used to teach middle school.

In September, ISIS announced that it had captured a Chinese hostage, which was identified as Fan Jinghui. The Chinese government has been working since then to try to secure his release.

China's Foreign Ministry said that relevant departments of the Chinese government activated emergency response mechanisms when it first found out about the kidnapping, and made "all-out efforts" to rescue Fan.

"However, with no regard for human conscience and moral baseline, the terrorist organization still carried out this cold-blooded and violent action," said Hong. "The Chinese government strongly condemns this inhuman action and will definitely hold the perpetrators accountable."

The killing of Fan was announced through ISIS's online magazine Dabiq. The group said that it killed Fan, along with Norwegian captive Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, after demanding ransoms for them. Dabiq published two photos of the men, saying that they were "executed after being abandoned by kafir nations and organizations." Kafir means "infidel" in Arabic.

"Terrorism is the common enemy faced by all humanity," said Hong. "The Chinese government opposes all forms of terrorism and ... will continue to enhance counter-terrorism cooperation with the international community and safeguard world peace and tranquility."

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