Note:
(a) This essay appears in the page titled OPINION right before Review & Outlook (another name for editorials).
(b) "Mr Moon is a former assistant US trade representative for China."
(i) Jeff Moon. LinkedIn, undated https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmoon
(Founder & President of Washington-DV-based China Moon Strategies, LLC; Education Columbia Law School)
(ii) Mr Moon was assistant US trade representative for China -- I assume there are several assistant US trade representatives, one in charge of China, another of Europe, yet another of Japan, etc --from August 2016 to January 2017.