▁told ▁of ▁the ▁reason ▁why , ▁other ▁than ▁that ▁it ▁involved ▁his ▁latest ▁trip ▁to ▁China ▁to ▁esc ort ▁his ▁nep hew . ▁During ▁the ▁question ing , ▁he ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁had , ▁in ▁fact , ▁met ▁with ▁Dr . ▁Hu ▁Side ▁in ▁a ▁hotel ▁room ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁that ▁Side ▁had ▁asked ▁him ▁for ▁class ified ▁information , ▁which ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁discuss . ▁ ▁Lee ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁report ▁this ▁contact ▁and ▁approach ▁by ▁individuals ▁request ing ▁class ified ▁information ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁security ▁reg ulations . ▁He ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁he ▁passed ▁the ▁test , ▁but ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁his ▁Q ▁clear ance ▁to ▁the ▁L AN L ' s ▁class ified ▁X ▁Division ▁section . ▁Although ▁he ▁question ed ▁the ▁action ▁against ▁him , ▁Lee ▁went ▁along , ▁deleting ▁the ▁class ified ▁information ▁he ▁held ▁on ▁his ▁computers , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁T ▁( un class ified ) ▁clear ance ▁zone . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁subject ed ▁to ▁three ▁more ▁poly graph ▁tests ▁before ▁being ▁told ▁by ▁the ▁F BI ▁agents ▁that ▁re - evalu ation ▁of ▁the ▁test ▁results ▁showed ▁that ▁Lee ▁had ▁failed ▁all ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁In ▁January , ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁ran ▁an ▁article ▁on ▁the ▁investigation , ▁head lined ▁" Ch ina ▁Got ▁Secret ▁Data ▁on ▁U . S . ▁War head ▁-- ▁Chief ▁Sus pect ▁Is ▁a ▁Scient ist ▁at ▁We ap ons ▁Labor atory ▁of ▁Energy ▁Department ," ▁ ▁without ▁naming