Is '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.' an autonomous statement, not logically connected to 'Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea were the lowest-wage countries in the world in the 1980's.'
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.###Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea were the lowest-wage countries in the world in the 1980's.