Clinton and Barry sorros/sorto look to be involved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Lavi#Design
The delta wing configuration of the Lavi is based on the preceding IAI Kfir which is itself a derivative of the delta wing French Mirage III figther.
Finally, the Chinese deny getting any technical information from the Israelis for the development of the J-10:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Lavi#China_Question
(Bookmark in the article is slightly misplaced; scroll up to see the China Question information.)
So it looks like the F-16 connection being implied in the article is tenuous at best. If I was going to look for an outside source for the J-10 design, I'd look at the Eurofighter Typhoon:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon
Just as likely the Chinese got (bought/stole) design information from Great Britain, France or Germany since they have sold the jointly produced aircraft to a number of countries.
It is worth noting where, at the end of the article, the author reports that thrust vectoring control (TVC), although developed and demonstrated for some time now, has not been broadly adopted into 4th and 5th generation jet fighter designs. It may be that, in the era of stealth, advanced radars and sensors, and long range air to air missiles, being able do a lot of fancy close-in dogfight maneuvers is outweighed by the TVCs maintenance downside (compared to regular jet engine exhaust nozzles). It is sort of a latter day jet fighter version of focusing on the WWII IJN Zero's maneuverability. Yeah, the Zero had way more maneuverability in the close-in dog fight fur ball. So what? The USN developed hit and run tactics that favored their Wildcat/Hellcat's speed, ruggedness, and firepower and effectively neutralized the Zero's maneuverability.