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The city of Nanjing, China, is the answer to our geo quiz today. Right now 22 people are on trial there for swapping sex partners. The swinging lifestyle is illegal in China, but the trial of the ?Nanjing 22″ is generating a national debate about the state of sexual freedom. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Stan Abrams, a lawyer and author of the blog China Hearsay.

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