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a il. See Fa ra h v . A s h c r o ft , 348 F . 3d 11 53 , 11 56 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). F i nal l y, subst ant i alevi dence s up po rt s the B IA ’ s deni alof C A T re l i ef be c aus e H e ’ s C A T c l a i m i s ba s e d on the s a m e s t a t e m e nt s tha tthe a ge nc yf ound not c r e d ib le , an dth e r e c o r dd o e s n o t o th e rw is e c o m p e l th e f in d in g th a t it is m o r e lik e ly09- 73195 3 th a n n o t H e w o u ldb e to rtu r e db yo rw ith th e a c q u ie s c e n c e o f th e g o v e rn m e n t if r e tu rn e dto C h in a . See i d. at1 1 5 6 -5 7 . A cco rd i n g l y, H e’ s C A T cl ai m fai l s. P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.