ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɚɹˈɛstᵻd baɪ ðə pəlˈiːs fɔːɹ dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾɪŋ aʊtsˈaɪd ðə hˈoʊm ʌv kˈaʊ ɹˈuːlɪn, mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən ænd ðə tʃˈiːf spˈoʊksmən fɔːɹ dʒˌæpənˈiːz kəlˈoʊnɪəl ˈɪntɹɛst ɪnðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt; jˈɑːŋ ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ stˈuːdənts wɜː dʒˈeɪld fɔːɹ θɹˈiː dˈeɪz.
They were arrested by the police for demonstrating outside the home of Cao Rulin, minister of communication and the chief spokesman for Japanese colonial interest in the Chinese government; Yang and the other students were jailed for three days.