China will hold snap drills in response to the American passage.
The USS Lassen's sail-by was an 'innocent passage.'
The US is planning at least two such passages per quarter.
The Philippines and Vietnam have been urged to start doing the same sorts of sail-bys as the US has been.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration decision is seen as a turning point for the South China Sea disputes.
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