BEIJING (AP) - President Barack Obama has acknowledged meeting in China with a half-brother who lives there.

Obama offered no details of the meeting during an interview with CNN.

An aide said later that the meeting took place Monday night after Obama arrived in Beijing, the Chinese capital. Obama says he doesn't know Mark Ndesandjo very well.

Ndesandjo recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about the abusive Kenyan father they shared.

Describing the meeting as "overwhelming" and "intense," Ndesandjo told The Associated Press in an interview today that he had long anticipated the chance to welcome his famous brother to China.

The two last met in January when Ndesandjo attended Obama's inauguration as a family guest. Ndesandjo says he introduced his wife to Obama and the three chatted briefly.  

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