Does the narrative of '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.' logically evolve into 'There was a surge in apparel imports in the 1980s.'
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.###There was a surge in apparel imports in the 1980s.