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.
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.