Ueli Maurer (L), president of the Swiss Confederation, shakes hands with Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), at the first plenary session of the 49th Annual Meeting of WEF in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2019. The 49th WEF Annual Meeting will be held on Jan. 22-25 this year in Davos. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)