Bottom line is: don't. And if you do, don't let it go to trial. Things work differently over there, in the sense that if a case goes to trial, there's already the presumption that the investigation is over and you're guilty; the only thing left is the sentencing.

However, the legal experts that they've talked to seem to think the most likely outcome is that the three spend 20 days under house arrest in the hotel, quietly get put on a plane to leave, and then get permanently banned from ever coming back.

That said, the article also includes a pretty harrowing story about an athlete from the U.S. working in China who's been arrested, gone to trial, and, many months later, still awaiting sentencing. And he still hasn't been allowed to contact his family.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2743394-experts-on-liangelo-balls-murky-legal-situation-after-arrest-in-china