XA license plates are issued to the National Defense University. The letter X represents educational institutions, while A indicates military academies directly under the Central Military Commission. Below are relevant details: 1. Military vehicle license plates are used by armed forces vehicles. The seventh-generation military plates (implemented on May 1, 2013), known as the 12-style military plates, incorporate six anti-counterfeiting technologies including information anti-counterfeiting, fluorescent anti-counterfeiting, 3D optical anti-counterfeiting, laser 3D shimmer anti-counterfeiting, laser-engraved coding anti-counterfeiting, and embossed special pattern anti-counterfeiting. They also utilize ETC technology to enhance military vehicle management and effectively prevent counterfeit military vehicles. 2. The new plates comprehensively adopt six anti-counterfeiting measures to eliminate the possibility of counterfeit military plates. By introducing highway ETC technology into military vehicle management, when a vehicle enters an ETC lane, the toll station management system automatically verifies the vehicle information. Counterfeit military vehicles are denied passage and immediately reported to military authorities for seizure. 3. Strict procedures and authorities are enforced for the approval and issuance of military plates, with tight control over their usage scope. Specifically, private vehicles, vehicles exceeding CMC regulations or with incomplete documentation, and vehicles belonging to local institutions or civilian leaders holding concurrent military/armed police positions are absolutely prohibited from obtaining new military plates. The military comprehensive information network is utilized to establish a license plate management information system for issuance, while the vehicle plate database enables real-time monitoring of plate issuance and management status.
