Editing Rongelap Atoll (section)

=== Aftermath ===
In 1991, the People of Rongelap and [[Jeton Anjain]] received the [[Right Livelihood Award]] "for their steadfast struggle against United States nuclear policy in support of their right to live on an unpolluted Rongelap island."

In 2012, the US government under the [[Barack Obama administration]] reasserted its position that it had satisfactorily compensated the Rongelap victims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geneva.usmission.gov/2012/09/18/hrc-statement-on-u-s-efforts-to-address-the-impacts-of-nuclear-testing-in-the-marshall-islands/|title=U.S. Statement on the Report of the Special Rapporteur|website=www.geneva.usmission.gov|date=18 September 2012 }}</ref>

In 2019 Chinese investor Cary Lan leased a large part of the atoll for a proposed special economic zone, in what was seen as part of ongoing efforts by China to expand its reach into the Pacific and conduct [[Foreign relations of Taiwan|chequebook diplomacy]] against [[Taiwan]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Financial Times|title=Pacific islands: a new arena of rivalry between China and the US|date=9 April 2019|url=https://www.ft.com/content/bdbb8ada-59dc-11e9-939a-341f5ada9d40}}</ref> After his arrest in Thailand in 2020, the project was abandoned. He was deported to the United States in 2022 for allegedly bribing elected officials in this case.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62830548 | title=Marshall Islands: Chinese pair plotted 'mini-state' in Pacific nation | work=BBC News | date=8 September 2022 }}</ref>