Confusion at NYT About China's Currency Management

An article on U.S. trade policy with China dismissed the idea that the United States should push China to raise the value of its currency. It told readers:

"Mr. Trump’s advisers have also pressed China to refrain from further devaluing its currency to lift its economy as American tariffs bite. A drop in the value of the Chinese currency in the past year has already neutralized much of the economic effect of the 10 percent tariffs that Mr. Trump placed on roughly $200 billion of Chinese export...