[chippy]

What stood out for me was the doctor was from Guangdong which is essentially the Cantonese speaking part of China and right next to Hong Kong. Secondly the references to English speaking friends (I guess that's a normal journalistic thing to make it internationally relevant) and finally the subtle jab at the US response.

What's most interesting generally about this is where criticism is allowed in China. And it is actually allowed - but the main culprits are the governments of Wuhan and Hubei region and that it's the central government that is responsible for rescuing and clearing up their act. There wasn't too much of this in this article, but there was a little bit between the lines.

[knolax]

What stood out about the author being from Guangdong? It's one of the most populous and economically/culturally influential regions of the country. Also Canton is just an archaic spelling of Guangdong, similar to Peking/Beijing.