The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is more than 100 years old. How has the party survived to date? Is its survival sustainable in the future? In The Adaptability of the Chinese Communist Party, Martin Dimitrov argues that the CCP has displayed the capacity for adaptation throughout its history by evaluating changes and taking adaptive measures in response. Although its actions have enabled the CCP to survive thus far, they are reaching their limit. As adaptation stagnates, the strategy has been to increase repression, which creates doubt about the ongoing viability of single-party rule.
In an interview conducted on August 28, 2025, Martin Dimitrov, in conversation with Xiaobo Lü, explores how the CCP has adapted, and how such adaptation may – or may not – continue in the future.
