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finding and the BIA’s dismissal of Ding’s application. 1 See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1044-45 (9th Cir. 2001), superseded by statute on other grounds as recognized by Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1046 (9th Cir. 2010).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.