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Photo by Ryan Woo and Joe Cash According to the International Monetary Fund, the People’s Republic of China is a global superpower and the world's second-largest economy, with a projected GDP of $19.23 trillion in 2025. (IMF, July 2025) Over the last decade, this country has had a tremendous influence on geopolitics, global trade, and technology. However, amid the symbols of its high-tech and industrial supremacy, shiny city skyscrapers, high-speed rail, and overseas bridges,

Urbanization is considered a sign of advancement. Skyscrapers, transportation networks, and digital lines of communication are often regarded as symbols of progress. But behind these shiny facades, more than 1 billion people in the world live in slums characterized by deprivation, the UN Statistics Division says. From Kibera in Nairobi to Dharavi in Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, slums remind us that rapid urban expansion is not synonymous with better living conditions.

A broken commode rests proudly on the sidewalk overlooking Gulshan Lake. Nature Insights pulls up a chair (with mosquito spray in hand) to conduct an exclusive interview.   Today, Nature Insights is on location in Gulshan, Dhaka’s crown jewel of opulence, where sleek apartments scrape the sky, cafés serve lattes with gold dust, and even the street signs seem to whisper, “wealth lives here.”  But today, we are not here to admire luxury cars or Instagram-worthy brunch spots. No