First word 'A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.' THUS did a puzzled Winston Churchill describe the Soviet Union (Russia) in October 1939, after Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact and thereby launched the world into World War 2. Churchill's inimitable words would abide to express as well the West's perplexity about the motivation behind many of the Soviet actions during the ensuing Cold War. The Chinese riddle Get the latest news delivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times’ daily newsletters By signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I...