Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

China's tech behemoth Huawei finds itself embroiled in the country's trade war with America.

When our journalists sat down with the firm's founder,

he used about a possible solution that is as bold as it is surprising.

The increasing entwinement of American and Chinese manufacturing is also the subject of a new documentary called American Factory.

It showcases the clashes of work, culture and ideology that are exposed when a Chinese firm sets up shop in Ohio.

And in the small hours tonight, climate activists will try to shut down Europe's busiest airport using dd little drones.

He throw paws, as they're called, are aiming more for disruption than danger,

but their approach reveals the growing threat of airports most dreaded arrivals.

America has been pressing its allies not to use Huawei's equipment as next generation 5G mobile networks are being rolled out worldwide.

In May, American companies were barred from selling components and software to the firm on the grounds that it posed a national security risk.

All this spells big trouble for Huawei.

Much of its profits come from the global sale of smartphones,

but its new model is launching in a week, and its Android operating system developed by Google will be stripped back.

They won't have apps such as Google Maps and YouTube, or the Google Play Store,

where the likes of WhatsApp and Instagram are available.

It's more than enough to worry Huawei's founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei.

But in an interview with the economist, the billionaire revealed a bold idea he thinks could rescue the company.

So a group of journalists from the economists were invited to the headquarters of Huawei,

arguably one of the world's most controversial companies, to interview their founder and boss Ren Zhengfei.

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