I’ve got mixed feelings on this. Milan isn’t exactly a hotbed of liberalism so you’ll have Chinese in a situation where hillbilly influence will be strong. There are a LOT of southerners in southwestern Michigan.
As far as special economic zones are concerned, I’ve long said that Detroit should be a duty free city.
Artificial lakes?
HA!
They have to get around the EPA, DNR and zoning laws first. Good luck with that.