The active frunk combines an actuator for fully automatic opening and closing of the front lid with a hinge for active pedestrian protection.

主动式frunk结合了一个用于完全自动打开和关闭前盖的执行器和一个用于主动行人保护的铰链。

Over time, Gestamp has witnessed China's traditional automakers shift their focus to electrification, leading to a rapid expansion of new energy vehicle makers, said Ervin Jahic, CEO of Gestamp's automotive hinge business unit Edscha in Asia.

随着时间的推移，盖世坦见证了中国传统汽车制造商将重点转向电动化，导致新能源汽车制造商的快速扩张，盖世坦普汽车铰链业务部门Edscha在亚洲的首席执行官Ervin Jahic表示。

On average, an experienced fitter requires about 30 minutes to produce a hinge.

一个经验丰富的装配工平均需要大约30分钟才能制造出铰链。

But in a factory in Shanghai's Qingpu Industrial Park, the production of a hinge takes just a fraction of that time - one minute.

但在上海青浦工业园区的一家工厂里，铰链的生产只需要一分钟的时间。

Oppo has invested a significant amount of time and effort into coming up with a better approach to a foldable smartphone, experimenting with a range of form factors, hinge designs, display materials and aspect ratios, to create a new device that meets the needs of more users.

Oppo投入了大量的时间和精力，想出了一种更好的可折叠智能手机的方法，试验了一系列形状因素、铰链设计、显示材料和纵横比，以创造出一种满足更多用户需求的新设备。

"We are focused on the sustained development of the industry and committed to developing world-leading products," said Jiang, adding that the development strategy hinges on providing partners with both components and complete devices.

Much hinges on a report by the National Cyber Security Centre in the UK, which is due to be published this month.

The extradition hearing of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will hinge on the legal issue of double criminality, meaning the United States' allegations could be dismissed if they are not considered a crime in Canada, but if they are, she could be extradited to the US, according to experts.

At center of Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing is issue of 'double criminality'The extradition hearing of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will hinge on the legal issue of double criminality, meaning the US' allegations could be dismissed if they are not considered a crime in Canada, but if they are, she could be extradited to the United States, according to experts.

The Motorola team worked closely with bendable displays and hinge designs with Lenovo since 2015, said the US management, adding that the collaboration was focused on multiple-concept testing until both sides agreed on the clamshell design.

The hinge, Motorola's patented design, will be hidden behind the display when the smartphone is folded in half.

Surface Neo can function as a laptop, a book or a tablet, with an intricate hinge that allows it to switch into a variety of modes.

Logitech's big investment on gaming hinges closer to its broader vision of implementing a multi-category and multi-brand strategy.

[Photo/Xinhua]Chinese logistics firm SF Express has unveiled an ambitious development plan that hinges on full-scale drone deliveries including utilization of large unmanned freight aircraft.

[Photo provided to China Daily]Mention of "amorphous alloys" may not immediately ring a bell, but think frames of mobile phone hinge of Huawei or door-lock cases of Tesla cars, and you will get a sense of how widespread their applications are－something Dongguan Eontec Co Ltd is well aware of and keen to exploit on a global scale.

Eontec has been a supplier of card slots and hinges to Chinese phone makers such as Oppo, Huawei, Lenovo and Coolpad.

The trend of the government scaling up support has reinforced Morgan Stanley's conviction that China's economic growth could improve from the fourth quarter, the report said, though the sustainability of the pickup may hinge on fiscal easing and debt resolution of financing vehicles of local governments.

Second, smooth domestic circulation also hinges on the wellness and development of smaller, self-run businesses, which serve as the capillaries and nerve endings of industrial and supply chains.

Stronger investment is expected to underpin China's economic growth in 2022, yet uncertainty over expansion still largely hinges on the globally rampant COVID-19 pandemic, which may impact consumption and foreign trade growth, experts and industrial insiders said.

The progress of humanity hinges on the shared progress of all countries.

"As promising as these projections might be, its realization will entirely hinge on the full, effective and efficient implementation of the agreement itself," he said.

Firms in China are in pursuit of transitioning from being labor-intensive to robot-intensive to extend productivity, The Economist said in its Aug 14 story titled China's Future Economic Potential Hinges on its Productivity.

Li Keaobo, a senior researcher at the Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking at Tsinghua University, underlined the significance of smaller firms, saying that going forward, sound and healthy growth of the economy will mainly hinge on their vitality and recovery momentum.

He stressed that securing stable employment this year will mostly hinge on a vibrant community of smaller businesses that keep the economy up and running.

China's growth prospects for this year will hinge largely on the continuation of policies to boost consumption and the better recovery of small and medium-sized enterprises, experts said.

"Growth prospects will also hinge on the speedy recovery of small and micro businesses and a steady increase in consumption.

Sustainable support from fiscal measures, especially to increase government-led investment, will hinge largely on the effective budget performance, which will concentrate funds in important areas, along with taxes, fee cuts and reforms of the local government's tax system, experts said after the Central Economic Work Conference, the bellwether meeting for the formulation of economic policy, which ended on Friday in Beijing.

With the gradual improvement of hinge and screen-related technologies, and the continued decrease in product prices, consumers are becoming increasingly receptive to foldable smartphones, IDC added.

For example, the hinge on the small window on a casket that is designed so people can pay respects to the deceased should not make a sound when the window is opened and closed, as any sound would be considered disrespectful to the deceased, Li said.

Supply-side controls are also more effective in stabilizing public expectations－an important determinant upon which home prices hinge.

Indications are that the return to travel hinges almost entirely on the speed, efficiency and effectiveness of the vaccination programs.

Manufacturing transformation hinges on strong supply chains, say expertsChina's goal of strengthening industrial and supply chains during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) will help drive high-quality development of the manufacturing sector and nurture strategic, emerging industries, experts said on Monday.

Chi gave the example of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, saying that further integration in trade in services in the region will hinge on more synergizing in standards of accounting, services, management and commercial laws.

According to Zhang Yunqi, a professor at the Business School of the Central University of Finance and Economics, the BRI development, especially in the Central Asian region, hinges largely on the success of credit-based international trade.

"Good future living standards will hinge on society achieving high electricity utilization," Shu Yinbiao, then-chairman of State Grid Corp of China, said in October.

More importantly, this also has to do with the patent intensity variation argument that hinges on the fact that more of the same SEP patents are filed in developed countries vis-a-vis developing countries.

While there are an increasing number of suppliers for foldable displays, hinges and other key components, device vendors are highlighting innovative engineering solutions and product designs for a better user experience while constantly pushing down prices, Liu added.

Li Mingyang, head of product innovation at Oppo, said the company has more than 240 patents in the field of creases and hinges, which are important technologies for foldable smartphones and are just part of one corner of the company's technical moat.

It has a hinge structure and it has been tested over 100,000 times for its opening and closing actions, Huawei said.

Even so, their futures hinge on their products instead of their IPOs, analysts said.

"The future of a brand hinges on its credibility and success.

At the same time, however, chief executive officer (CEO) Herbert Diess has warned that the success of the company's electric offensive will hinge on making its operation more efficient in general.

John Zeng, managing director at LMC Automotive Shanghai, said there is no doubt that cooperation is needed as new trends emerge, but what the results will turn out to be hinges primarily on whether they can fulfill the deal as promised.

The company is the world's largest supplier of diesel-engine systems, and some 20,000 German jobs hinge on the technology that's come under fire in the wake of VW's emissions-cheating scandal.

Liu noted that while there are an increasing number of suppliers for foldable displays, hinges and other key components, device vendors are also highlighting innovative engineering solutions and product designs for a better user experience while constantly pushing down prices.

"While there is an increasing number of suppliers for foldable displays, hinges and other key components, device vendors are also highlighting innovative engineering solutions and product designs for a better user experience while constantly pushing down prices," said Amber Liu, a research analyst at Canalys.

Vivo said its hinge allows the phone to fold flat or to be propped open at angles between 60 and 120 degrees, and the phone's screen should survive 300,000 folds, which marks a big increase over the 200,000 folds Samsung claimed for its most recent generation of foldable phones.

Wu Shuyuan, a senior analyst at Beijing-based market research firm Sigmaintell, said sales of foldable devices might be hampered by supply chain disruptions, high costs and sub-optimal hinges of the mechanical design that allows the flexible panel to fold and unfold, restricting them to a niche market position.

Industry insiders say the success of the system hinges largely on whether it can attract, within a short window of time, enough hardware and software developers to embrace the ecosystem by HarmonyOS.

Some of the factors that are holding back the foldables market are high pricing, low yields of bendable displays and concerns if the hinges or screens are durable as to last longer than several months.

Meanwhile, Royole also unveiled the second generation of its flexible phone FlexPai, featuring its latest screen, super seamless hinge and 5G communications.

The new foldable phone comes with the Kirin 990 5G chipset, upgraded hinge structure, and improved cooling system, while the screen, cameras and overall design remain virtually unchanged.

On the launch of the ThinkPad X1 Fold, Yang said that creating the world's first foldable PC is a major engineering challenge, especially the hinge part.

The United States investment bank said in a report that the anticipated gains hinge on projections that Chinese listed companies could see profit growth of approximately 8 to 10 percent in 2024, a critical factor for valuations to reach a bottom.

The renminbi's future movements against the greenback, according to Guan, will hinge on changes in China's economic momentum, US monetary policy, the dollar's strength and the PBOC's foreign exchange policy.

However, this hinges on the prospects of China's high-quality economic development and the reform and opening-up of its financial market.

"It should be noted that exchange rates mainly hinge on economic fundamentals," said Lou Feipeng, a researcher at the Postal Savings Bank of China.

Industry insiders say these measures will help manage expectations of short selling and prevent freefall of the yuan in the near term, while in the medium to long-term, the yuan exchange rate hinges on economic fundamentals.

"However, the realization of the construction of infrastructure projects still hinges on the COVID-19 situation for the latter half of this year, so I think the pandemic and related containment remain the greatest uncertainties for the economy this year," he said.

Specifically, prospects of a global recovery also hinge on economic impacts experienced by G20 members.

In the long run, Chen said that how the digital yuan makes a difference in Hong Kong hinges on how the Hong Kong dollar positions itself.

Much of the monetary action will hinge on "precision targeting" as there are no major changes to the overall policy tone, according to economists from Goldman Sachs.

It also hinges on efforts to solve the problem of lack of coordination between fiscal and monetary issues to better serve the real economy, he said.

"The short and mid-term outlooks of the A-share market will partly hinge on the result of trade talks between China and the United States," said Li Shuguang, a law professor with China University of Political Science and Law.

Su said how China manages risks will hinge on how financial policymakers coordinate their roles during the upcoming Central Financial Work Conference, which is expected to open on Friday and involve discussions of the integration of financial regulatory bodies' roles.

However, whether a stock market can fare well does not rely only on capital inflows; more fundamentally, it hinges on a healthy, transparent, and law-based regulatory system.