QIUGUANG ZHU, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent, 615 F. App'x 453

MEMORANDUM Qiuguang Zhu, 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 (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. 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 based on inconsistencies regarding when Zhu decided to come to the United States, and an omission from his application and initial declaration of being beaten and detained by family planning officials. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility finding reasonable under totality of the circumstances). Zhu’s explanations do not compel a contrary result. See Zamanov v. Holder, 649 F.3d 969, 973-74 (9th Cir.2011) (agency not required to accept explanations for inconsistencies). We reject Zhu’s contention that the IJ engaged in speculation.

In the absence of credible testimony, Zhu’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.