The first session of the 11th plenum of the 8th Central Committee (held in January 2001), issued a statement which said that no one over the age of 65 could be re-elected to the Central Committee, or any other central party position.
八屆十一中全會第一次會議（2001年1月）發表了一份聲明，表示年過65歲的中央委員不能連任，亦不能出任黨中央的職務。