Case Name: ZHIYONG DING, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-07-16
Citations: 387 F. App'x 825
Docket Number: No. 06-71630
Parties: ZHIYONG DING, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: FERNANDEZ, W. FLETCHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 387
Pages: 825–826

Head Matter:
ZHIYONG DING, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-71630.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 14, 2010.
Filed July 16, 2010.
Shenqian Yuan, Law Offices of Tang & Yuan, San Jose, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Jeffrey A. Breinholt, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Appellate Section/Criminal Division, David E. Dauenheimer, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Before: FERNANDEZ, W. FLETCHER, and TALLMAN, 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
Petitioner Zhiyong Ding requests review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") dismissing his appeal of an Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility finding and the BIA's dismissal of Ding's application. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1044-45 (9th Cir.2001), superseded by statute on other grounds as recognized by Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1046 (9th Cir.2010). Ding provided inconsistent testimony regarding how he obtained his visa to enter the United States. He also testified inconsistently about his trip to Italy, purportedly to meet with friends involved in the democracy movement in China. Finally, Ding gave incongruent, and somewhat evasive, testimony about the harm he suffered as a result of his involvement with the democratic movement.
The inconsistencies within Ding's testimony and his failure to corroborate his testimony constitute substantial evidence to uphold the denial of Ding's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. See Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085, 1090 (9th Cir.2000).
PETITION DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
. Although the BIA adopted the IJ's decision and cited Matter of Burbano, 20 I. & N. Dec. 872, 874 (BIA 1994), it also provided its own review of the evidence. Our review therefore encompasses both the IJ's and the BIA's decision. Joseph v. Holder, 600 F.3d 1235, 1239-40 (9th Cir.2010).