ɔːlðˈoʊ tˈæn wʌz ɑːstˈɛnsᵻbli ɚɹˈɛstᵻd ænd tʃˈɑːɹdʒd wɪð "ɪlˈiːɡəli əbtˈeɪnɪŋ stˈeɪt sˈiːkɹᵻts" ˈæftɚ pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ɐ ɹuːtˈiːn bˈækʌp ˌɔn ɐ kəmpjˈuːɾɚ bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tʊ ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə ʒˈɛdʒjɑːŋ kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst pˈɑːɹɾi kəmˈɪɾi, ɡɹˈiːn wˈɑːtʃ wʌz dᵻklˈɛɹd ɪlˈiːɡəl ænd bˈænd wˈʌn mˈʌnθ lˈeɪɾɚ.
Although Tan was ostensibly arrested and charged with "illegally obtaining state secrets" after performing a routine backup on a computer belonging to a member of the Zhejiang Communist Party committee, Green Watch was declared illegal and banned one month later.