China Makes Life Max Term for Security Crimes: Hong Kong Update

China released the details of its sweeping security legislation for Hong Kong, as the U.S. took steps to roll back special trading privileges that help maintain the former British colony’s status as an international commercial hub.

The legislation, which was published in full only as it took effect, called for sentences as long as life in prison for the most serious cases of terrorism, secession, subversion of state power and collusion with foreign forces. Earlier Tuesday, President Xi Jinping personally signed an order promulgating the legislation. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “deeply concerned” about the law while the Trump administration vowed “strong actions.”