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    Nov 11, 2021 3 minutes

    2020 TOP SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDEE

    Gu Songfen, a Chinese fighter jet designer, received China’s 2020 top science and technology award for his outstanding contributions to scientific and technological innovation on November 3.

    Born in 1930 in Jiangsu Province, Gu graduated with a degree in aeronautical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is a research fellow with the Aviation Industry Corp. of China, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

    Gu oversaw the aerodynamic design of the , China’s first jet trainer, and of the and , China’s first high-speed, high-altitude interceptors. He established the

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