exclusive | Xi protégé Chen Miner tipped to move sideways to Tianjin after missing out on promotion at Communist Party congress

• Promotion to the apex of power eluded the 62-year-old in reshuffle but observers say he is still likely to make it to the top team in another five years
• Chen’s close working relationship with Xi Jinping and fast rise through party ranks led many overseas analysts to regard him as a possible successor