That was my first thought on reading he had 3 years to serve, it's a real possibility. He should have thought of that before going to China. :)
These idiots don’t think. They are so filled with self righteous emotion, he thinks he is some hero. He probably thought that he would enlighten the Chinese.
As for executing for having drugs, I believe that is Singapore.
Actually I was watching a special on China some time last year, on discovery, it showed a women Chinese police commander looking for dug smuggles, she caught a couple they tried them and she took them out back and shot them in the head. About a half days work!! The guy is in deep doo doo, singing working in the coal mine, singing working in the coal mine. LOL