For 54 years, China wasn’t on Gail Rachlin’s radar. Then, in the fall of 1997, it entered her life unexpectedly.
At a health expo at New York City’s Javits Center, she was looking for business opportunities and health solutions for herself and noticed a young man at a booth. A former public relations (PR) executive, she had moved on to running her own PR business.
She was good at reading people, and his energy stood out to her.
“What do you sell?” she said as she walked up to him, thinking it was vitamin pills.
“No,” the man said, laughing, “This is free.”…