Case Name: ZHENHONG QI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-05-27
Citations: 575 F. App'x 784
Docket Number: No. 12-73773
Parties: ZHENHONG QI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 575
Pages: 784–785

Head Matter:
ZHENHONG QI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 12-73773.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 18, 2014.
Decided May 27, 2014.
Tsz-Hai Huang, Huang Law Firm, Walnut Creek, CA, for Petitioner.
Oil, David H. Wetmore, 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: CLIFTON, BEA, and WATFORD, 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
Zhenhong Qi, a native and citizen of China, petitions 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 relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's finding that the harm Qi experienced in China, even considered cumulatively, did not rise to the level of persecution. See Gu v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1014, 1019-21 (9th Cir.2006); see also Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 340 (9th Cir.1995) ("Although a reasonable factfinder could have found [these incidents constituted] past persecution, we do not believe that a factfinder would be compelled to do so.") (emphasis in original). In addition, the record does not compel the conclusion that Qi demonstrated a well-founded fear of persecution. See Gu, 454 F.3d at 1022. We reject Qi's contentions that the BIA ignored and improperly considered evidence. Accordingly, Qi's asylum claim fails.
Because Qi failed to meet his burden for asylum, it necessarily follows that he did not meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Zehatye, 453 F.3d at 1190.
Finally, we lack jurisdiction to consider Qi's CAT claim because he failed to meaningfully challenge the denial of his CAT claim to the BIA. See Abebe v. Mukasey, 554 F.3d 1203, 1208 (9th Cir.2009) (en banc) (claim raised in notice of appeal but not pursued in the later-filed brief to the BIA is not properly exhausted). We reject Qi's contention that the BIA erred in treating his CAT claim as waived.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.