China’s Central Military Commission, which is headed by President Xi Jinping himself, has banned the use of military license plates for a long list of vehicles, most of them belonging in the luxury segment. This, according to the PLA (People’s Liberation Army) Daily, the country’s armed forces official newspaper, has been done in order to “maintain social harmony, stability and the reputation of the military”.
Although China is a goldmine for premium brands the report said that allowing luxury cars to use military plates “is at odds with our army’s glorious tradition and not conclusive to building the military’s moral.” Since May 1, all existing military license plates have been cancelled in an effort to stop the sale of both legal and counterfeit ones.
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