It's his money, he can spend it as he wishes. Considering the number of people in China I'd say he has a better than even chance of recouping his investment. And while there are prob American companies that will do business with that company doing so involves walking through a minefield of crooked politicians and military higher-ups that still have a lot of power. There are plenty of horror stories of companies that set up shop in China while being lured by low prices for producing poducts and then having the rug pulled out when they actually started making money.