Sometimes, a number can be a milestone. In 2007, in the United States, Apple sold one million iPhones in just 74 days, marking a significant achievement. Fast forward to 2023 in China, another one million units caught everyone's attention—the production of foldable screens by HONOR reached one million units in the same time frame. While the iPhone reshaped the landscape of global smartphones, HONOR's foldable screen has equally rewritten history.
HONOR has garnered attention by releasing three flagship foldable smartphones within three months, incorporating innovative technologies such as butterfly hinge, Luban titanium hinge, aerospace-grade magnesium alloy lightweight materials, self-developed shield tunneling steel materials, titanium alloy 3D printing technology, and Qinghai Lake batteries. Despite its small size, there is no doubt that HONOR's smartphones represent an interdisciplinary, cross-domain, cutting-edge high-tech conglomerate, with foldable screens being the forefront and pinnacle of technological products.
Some media outlets have even remarked that in the foldable screen field, HONOR has created a new "iPhone moment."
However, what sets HONOR's milestone apart is its significance beyond the company's self-breakthrough.
In recent years, there has been a profound change in the global economic landscape, with a reversal in the multilateral system symbolized by trade and investment liberalization. The global industrial and supply chain pattern is undergoing accelerated restructuring.
Huawei, after facing suppression, has experienced a phoenix-like rebirth, with the Kirin chip making a comeback, and the recent launch of Mate60 has astonished the world. Chinese independent automotive brand BYD has officially rolled out its 5 millionth new energy vehicle.
It is evident that China's manufacturing has two paths to enhance its global competitiveness, marked by "resilience" and "tension." How to understand these paths?
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