Case Name: Chunshan ZHAO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-06-26
Citations: 580 F. App'x 627
Docket Number: No. 12-72053
Parties: Chunshan ZHAO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 580
Pages: 627–628

Head Matter:
Chunshan ZHAO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 12-72053.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 25, 2014.
Filed June 26, 2014.
Chunshan Zhao, San Gabriel, CA, pro se.
Aric Allan Anderson, Trial, Jesi J. Carlson, Senior Litigation Counsel, OIL, DOJ-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: HAWKINS, TALLMAN, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Chunshan Zhao, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") 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 for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings, applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's adverse credibility determination, including repeated inconsistencies about where Zhao was working when he learned of his sister's illness, the inconsistency between his testimony and his household registration regarding his occupation, and a finding that Zhao's demeanor undermined his credibility. See id. at 1048 (agency's adverse credibility finding reasonable under the totality of circumstances); Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151 (9th Cir.1999) (noting special deference to demeanor-based credibility findings); see also Zamanov v. Holder, 649 F.3d 969, 974 (9th Cir.2011) (BIA not compelled to accept petitioner's explanations for inconsistencies). In the absence of credible testimony, Zhao's asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
Because Zhao's CAT claim is based on the same testimony the BIA found not credible, and the record does not otherwise compel the conclusion that it is more likely than not that he will be tortured if returned to China, his CAT claim also fails. See id. at 1156-57.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.