Based on the premise 'In the short term, U.S. consumers will benefit from cheap imports (as will U.S. multinationals that use parts made in East Asian factories).', does it logically lead to the hypothesis 'U.S. consumers and factories in East Asia benefit from imports.'
In the short term, U.S. consumers will benefit from cheap imports (as will U.S. multinationals that use parts made in East Asian factories).###U.S. consumers and factories in East Asia benefit from imports.