Qisheng Zhang v. Eric Holder, Jr.

HELENE N. WHITE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Qisheng Zhang (“Zhang”) seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of his claim for asylum. We affirm.

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Zhang was born in the Fujan Province of China in 1977. In August, 1998, prior to reaching the legal marriage age in China, Zhang married Xu Chin Tong (“Xu Chin”) in a traditional ceremony. The couple did not register their marriage at this time. Xu Chin became pregnant shortly thereafter in December, 1998. Having a child outside the confines of a registered marriage is considered a violation of China’s population control…