Editing Primus inter pares (section)

===China===
In the [[People's Republic of China]], which was placed under the [[Collective leadership#China|collective leadership]] of the [[Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China|Politburo Standing Committee]] following the [[Mao's death|death]] of Chairman [[Mao Zedong]], the term "first among equals" was often used to describe China's [[paramount leader]] at the [[History of the People's Republic of China (1976-89)|zenith]] of [[Deng Xiaoping]]'s influence. This has fallen out of favour since the consolidation of power under the current [[Leadership core|core leader]], General Secretary [[Xi Jinping]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weatherhead |first1=Timothy |title=Xi is no longer 'the first among equals' in China; just the first |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/international/375982-xi-is-no-longer-the-first-among-equals-in-china-just-the-first/ |access-date=24 June 2018 |work=The Hill |date=28 February 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Jun Mai |author2=Choi Chi-yuk |title=Chinese Communist Party expands Xi Jinping's political power, anointing him 'core' leader |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2040675/chinese-communist-party-expands-xi-jinpings-political |access-date=24 June 2018 |work=South China Morning Post |date=27 October 2016 |language=en}}</ref>