Consider the premise. Does the hypothesis naturally and logically follow? Premise: The surge in apparel imports in the 1980s came from low-wage countries, primarily the Asian  Big Four 'the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea. Hypothesis: The surge in apparel imports came from highly developed countries like the United States.
The surge in apparel imports in the 1980s came from low-wage countries, primarily the Asian  Big Four 'the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea.###The surge in apparel imports came from highly developed countries like the United States.