Before revision: During the drafting of the 1988 system, Deng Xiaoping blocked the restoration of the rank of marshal and its automatic awarding to the CMC Chairman; the 1988 system nevertheless had originally 11 ranks, including a "first class general" rank reserved for the top leadership.
After revision: During the drafting of the 1988 system, Deng Xiaoping - then CMC chairman - refused the rank of (depending on the report) marshal or "first class general" ; first class general was the highest rank under the 1988 system and intended for the top leadership.