China International Famine Relief Commission / 华洋义赈会

The China International Famine Relief Commission, or 华洋义赈会, appears in 65.龙王之怒：1931年的长江洪水 as the major civil charity organization involved in the 1931 flood response. The episode places it alongside state officials, religious charities, overseas Chinese networks, public-health experts, and international advisers.

The source uses the commission to show both capacity and misalignment. Organized charity could raise funds and distribute relief, but elite assumptions about poverty, labor discipline, food, vaccination, and proper behavior could produce Disaster Relief Mismatch when they did not match survivor needs.

Connections

• Nationalist Government / 国民政府 and 宋子文 - state relief and finance setting.
• John Hope Simpson - international expert linked to the relief system in the episode.
• Disaster Relief Mismatch, Famine Entitlement Failure, and Disaster Response State Capacity - core concepts developed from the commission’s role.