Weekly Photos: Nov 18-24

Chinese seamen stand in formation forming six Chinese characters reading "Chinese dream, military dream" on the board of China's first aircraft carrier - Liaoning - in this undated photo released on Modern Navy in November. A series of such pictures soon went viral online, sparking a wide discussion among military fans in China. [Photo/Zhang Kai]

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Applicants for the national-level civil servant exam wait outside the test site at Nanjing Forestry University in Jiangsu province, Nov 24, 2013. 990,000 out of 1.52 million qualified applicants took the annual national civil service exam across China on Sunday, competing for about 19,000 vacancies from more than 130 central government departments and affiliated organizations. The most coveted post has 7,192 people competing for one vacancy. [Photo/Xinhua]

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