What does the red letter SZ at the beginning of a license plate represent?
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License plates starting with SZ previously belonged to the Shenyang Military Region and now belong to the Northern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The new format for military vehicle license plates is XY12345, where X is the first letter and Y is the second letter. Here is more information about military license plates: 1. Meaning of the first letter in military license plates: V (formerly Jun) – Central Military Commission, four general departments, and military units at the military region level; K (formerly Kong) – Air Force; H (formerly Hai) – Navy; B (formerly Bei) – Beijing Military Region; S (formerly Shen) – Shenyang Military Region; L (formerly Lan) – Lanzhou Military Region; J (formerly Ji) – Jinan Military Region; N (formerly Nan) – Nanjing Military Region; G (formerly Guang) – Guangzhou Military Region; C (formerly Cheng) – Chengdu Military Region. 2. Meaning of the second letter in military license plates: A – Headquarters; B – Political Department; C – Logistics and Joint Logistics Department; D – Equipment Department; J – Military Representative Agency; K – Provincial Military District or Garrison Command; L – Mobile License; M – Joint Logistics Sub-department; N – General Armament Department; O – Military Vehicle Supervision; P – Armored Forces; R – Military Academies; S – Communications and Transportation; T – Intelligence Agency; V – Strategic Missile Forces; Y – Field Forces.