The Seatle Times

Internet security a priority, Chinese president tells tech executives
習近平會見美科技巨頭：網(wǎng)絡安全是首位

Chinese President Xi Jinping told a group of US and Chinese technology executives Wednesday that the country would give priority to a secure Internet, and defended the rights of countries to impose their own regulations on domestic Internet development.
中國國家主席習近平23日會見中美科技產(chǎn)業(yè)界領袖時說，中國將優(yōu)先打造安全的網(wǎng)絡環(huán)境，捍衛(wèi)各國推行本國網(wǎng)絡發(fā)展條規(guī)的權利。

“A secure, stable and prosperous cyberspace is of great significance” to the world, Xi said after posing for a photo with dozens of executives at the conclusion of the annual US-China Internet Industry Forum held at the Microsoft campus in Redmond.
在雷德蒙德微軟研究院舉行的中美年度互聯(lián)網(wǎng)論壇閉幕式上，習近平和數(shù)十位企業(yè)的董事合影。合影結束后他表示，“一個安全、穩(wěn)定、繁榮的網(wǎng)絡空間”對世界“具有重大意義”。

The US and China must work toward that goal together, he said.
他說，美國和中國必須共同向那個目標努力。

Language tips:

To give priority to意思是“優(yōu)先考慮，給……以優(yōu)先權”，例如：The scholarship gives priority to the children of low-income families.（這個獎學金優(yōu)先考慮低收入家庭的孩子。）

Of great significance意思是“對……具有重大意義”，反義詞是of little significance，比如：This fact is of little significance for us. （這一事實對我們沒有什么意義。）