As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s top international executive, Myron Brilliant played a central role in lobbying Congress for every trade pact since the North American Free Trade Agreement in the early 1990s. A big part of his effort — and corporate America’s — was convincing Congress to approve the Clinton administration’s efforts to ease China’s entry into the World Trade Organization. Over the years, Brilliant became a confidante of government and corporate officials in the U.S.,