Obama meets with half brother in China
When President Barack Obama landed in Beijing on Monday on his first state visit to China, his first order of business was family business.
Before he headed to a formal dinner with China's President Hu Jintao, he set aside time to see his half brother, Mark Ndesandjo, and Ndesandjo's wife, who had flown up from the southern boomtown of Shenzhen where they live.
Describing the meeting Monday as ''overwhelming'' and ''intense,'' Ndesandjo told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that he had long anticipated the chance to welcome his famous brother to China.
Image: Mark Ndesandjo, U.S. President Barack Obama's half-brother gestures as he speaks during an interview at a hotel in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Before President Barack Obama headed to a formal dinner with China's President Hu Jintao, he set aside time to see his half brother and his wife, who had flown up from the southern boomtown of Shenzhen where they live.
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