His trial date is set for February 12, 2019 by Judge T. S. Ellis III.
The Department of alleges that Lee, a US citizen, was approached by two Chinese intelligence officers in 2010 and 2011 to trade information for money.
The former CIA officer is believed to have helped China dismantle a US spy network in the country and identify informants who were later killed or imprisoned.
The New York Times reported in January that the imprisonment and/or execution of about a dozen Chinese nationals working for the US spy network was "one of the most devastating intelligence setbacks for the agency in recent decades."
Jerry Chun Shing Leewas arrested in January.
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