In 1979, he came to Shanghai for the first time with his father and took a picture with his family on the Bund, with the now familiar Lujiazui skyline completely absent. In 2010, he and his own family moved from the United States to Shanghai in order to to dedicate himself to China’s domestic aircraft equipment manufacturing. Early this year, he transferred from Honeywell Technology Service (HTS) China and became the first Chinese VP for Honeywell Aerospace AP OEMs, continuing his commitment to China’s aerospace ambitions.

He is Jun Xu. A Tsinghua and Cornell University graduate, he once participated in the development of China’s homemade ARJ21 jet and led a team of 500 people doing technical R&D for the C919, China’s first domestically-built passenger jetliner. Claiming himself to be simply one of China’s aviation workers, Dr. Xu remains modest and stays true to his original aspiration.

(Jun Xu has an interview with Eastday.com.)