hiː wʌz sˈɛntənst tʊ ˈeɪtiːn mˈʌnθs ɪn pɹˈɪzən fɔːɹ "ɪlˈiːɡəli əbtˈeɪnɪŋ stˈeɪt sˈiːkɹᵻts" baɪ ðə hˈæŋʒuː mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl pˈiːpəlz ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət kˈoːɹt ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst ɪlˈɛvən, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
He was sentenced to 18 months in prison for "illegally obtaining state secrets" by the Hangzhou Municipal People's Intermediate Court on August 11, 2006.