Chinese famine of 1920–1921

[1] The famine, caused by drought,[2] was worsened by the lack of central authority in the power vacuum of the Warlord Era.

[3] An estimated 30 million people were directly affected by the famine, which resulted in the deaths of half a million people.

[2] The response to the famine was widely praised for the level of cooperation between the opposing warlord cliques in the transfer of refugees between famine stricken areas and areas not affected by the famine.

[3] The participation of international famine relief organizations aided in lowering levels of starvation, significantly decreasing the mortality rate in afflicted areas.

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