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DONG GEN PIAO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
    No. 08-70573.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    
      Submitted Dec. 14, 2010.
    
    Filed Dec. 29, 2010.
    Albert Chow, Lin & Chow, Monterey Park, CA, for Petitioner.
    Brianne Whelan Cohen, Trial, Yamileth G. Handuber, Trial, Oil, Carol Federighi, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, William Charles Peachey, Senior Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
    Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Dong Gen Piao, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law, and we review for substantial evidence factual findings. See Husyev v. Mukasey, 528 F.3d 1172, 1177-78 (9th Cir.2008). We deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that Piao established extraordinary circumstances excusing his untimely filed asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4(a)(5).

Piao does not contend he suffered past persecution but claims he will be persecuted on account of his practice of Falun Gong. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of withholding of removal because the problems his wife has experienced do not compel the conclusion that it is more likely than not that he will suffer future persecution. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2003).

Finally, substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because Piao failed to establish it is more likely than not he would be tortured if removed to China. See Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1068 (9th Cir.2009). We do not consider the country report Piao references in his opening brief because our review is limited to the administrative record underlying the immigration judge’s decision. See Fisher v. INS, 79 F.3d 955, 963 (9th Cir.1996) (en banc).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.