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The voyages are not just symbolic, they're a really important fundamental of international law.
Basically, if there's no recognised authority to hand out titles for land (or ocean) then whoever uses the area or passage has a claim.
If China's bullying goes uncontested and everyone just let's them blockade parts of the yellow sea, then sooner or later it will be "Chinese waters".