The announcement came as the US government jointly with NATO, the European Union, Britain, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Canada, accused China of a global cyber espionage campaign on Monday.
Earlier in February, China had admitted to having lost 4 of its soldiers in the Galwan clash. The glorification of this slain soldier takes the official toll higher.
The 67-year-old actor is also a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a legislative advisory body in Beijing that is largely made up of members of the Communist Party.