In Searle's thought experiment, manipulating symbols is not enough to pass the Turing test.

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Searle's thought experiment, known as the Chinese Room argument, actually suggests that manipulating symbols (as per the instructions given to the person in the Chinese Room) is enough to pass the Turing Test, even though the person does not understand Chinese. The argument is intended to show that understanding (or consciousness) is not the same as merely processing symbols, but it does not claim that such processing fails to pass the Turing Test.

In Searle's Thought Experiment, Manipulating Symbols Is Not Enough to Pass