If you're wandering around drunk and being a dick, then there's every chance.

You can be arrested for being drunk in any country, not just China.

You can be arrested for being drunk in public in England. Why would it be so shocking for that to be true in China also?!

What? People in UK will be arrested if they are drunk in public?! I know you will face a heavy charge if you drive while you are drunk, but drunk in public ... I think the answer is no. China is not a nanny state with many red tapes. But don't cause any trouble or you will be arrested for sure.

I know in New York people can get themselves in trouble with the law if they drink on the streets. If someone wants to drink try his luck, he/she might have to use a straw and conceal the bottle in a paper bag. I’ve been in China for a few years now and I have never heard of anyone get arrested for being drunk in public. I guess that is because in China, being drunk in public itself is not considered a crime. What matters to them is what one does while being drunk.