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 ) ( in ( the 1980s ) ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( came ( from ( ( ( ( low-wage countries ) , ) primarily ) ( the ( Asian ( Big Four ) ) ) ) ) ) ` ) ( ( the People ) ( 's ( Republic ( of ( ( ( ( ( ( ( China , ) ( Hong Kong ) ) , ) Taiwan ) , ) and ) Korea ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN surge)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NN apparel) (NNS imports)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NNS 1980s)))))) (VP (VBD came) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (JJ low-wage) (NNS countries)) (, ,) (RB primarily) (NP (DT the) (NNP Asian) (NNP Big) (NNP Four)))) (`` `) (SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NNS People)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NP (NNP Republic)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNP China)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Hong) (NNP Kong)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Taiwan)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NNP Korea))))))))) (. .)))
Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea were the lowest-wage countries in the world in the 1980's.
( ( ( ( ( ( ( Hong Kong ) , ) Taiwan ) , ) and ) Korea ) ( ( were ( ( the ( lowest-wage countries ) ) ( in ( ( the world ) ( in ( the ( 1980 's ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Hong) (NNP Kong)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Taiwan)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NNP Korea))) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ lowest-wage) (NNS countries)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN world)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (CD 1980) (NNS 's))))))) (. .)))