wanted to ask directly because I wasn't sure my question applied to the sticky on insurance.

perhaps this is a silly question, but is the insurance that comes with plate registration mandatory, or can you get insurance for a third-party instead (although it doesn't seem easy) and still get legal plates.
With that, does anyone have experience with somehow getting insurance for a license plate in their name, but the plate registered in another (or vise versa?) I know this doesn't seem to make much sense, but the reason I ask is because Im getting a story from the cheguansuo here that they can't register plates in my name because there's no way to get insurance for foreigners here (in Jiangxi).
thanks for any help in advance!