China is displaying nuclear submarines in the port city of Qingdao, a first, according to Xinhua, the official government news agency. The muscle-flexing comes as China is in multiple debates over the South China Sea, which China claims as its own, but which many other nations say is theirs, at least in part. Also, the United States says many waters near China are international waterways and must be open to international traffic. The news agency quoted Chinese President Hu Jintao…
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