No legislator has ever overturned the law of demand, which says that when the price of labor rises, thequantitydemanded will fall (assuming other things are constant).
The fact that a 21 percent increase in the value of the Yuan was met with a 38.7 percent increase in import value means that thequantity of Chinese imports demanded increased by nearly 15 percent after the price change.
However, the chatter and babble that I had to endure at times resulted in me keeping a pair of chain saw ear-defenders to hand - I was able to don said ear-wear when I needed to have the peace and solitude that the complexity or quantity of work demanded.