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A talk-show host on a major Chinese-language radio station in Ontario says he was fired because of his on-air treatment of a pro-Beijing community leader, adding to concerns about bias in Chinese-Canadian media outlets.

Kenneth Yau said Fairchild Radio’s AM1430 station let him go as an unpaid guest host last Friday, telling him his on-air style was “too loud.”

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Yau alleged the dismissal really stems from the critical stance he sometimes took toward China, which he said made him unique among the station’s commentators.

We’ve received lots of complaints about his attitude and tone in the said program on Sept 30 Louisa Lam, AM1430 news and current affairs manager

The dismissal came after a heated interview a week ago with Simon Zhong, head of the Toronto Community and Culture Centre and considered a China ally. Yau said he was pressing Zhong to explain how he could both be “100 per cent Canadian” and also respect the Chinese Communist Party.

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The Sept. 30 exchange led to a flood of complaints to the Toronto station from pro-China listeners, he said, and a few days later, he was told he wasn’t welcome back.