In the process of Cambodia's green and low-carbon development, the active participation and contributions of Chinese enterprises are crucial, according to a Cambodian official.

Chuop Paris, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment in Cambodia, said that by the end of 2023, the installed capacity of operational power projects held by Chinese enterprises in Cambodia accounted for about 60 percent of the whole installed capacity in Cambodia, reflecting Chinese enterprises' prominent contributions to Cambodian energy transition and green low-carbon development.

In the meantime, the projects constructed by Chinese companies in Cambodia, which continuously supply electricity to hundreds of thousands of households in the Southeast Asian country, also bring warmth and light to people there, he added.

Chuop Paris made these remarks at an international symposium in Beijing on Thursday.

Themed as "Environment, Development and Human Rights: Green and Low-carbon Development in the Process of Modernization", the symposium, hosted by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and China Datang Corp, gathered about 70 international participants from countries including the US, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Cambodia and Thailand.

Wang Gang, deputy minister of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, who also attended the symposium, said that green and low-carbon growth is key to modernization and meeting people's desires for a better life.

"With unprecedented efforts, China has achieved historic improvements in ecological protection, boasting bluer skies, greener landscapes, and cleaner waters," he said.