Workers set the stage for the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Sunday, as the forum returns to town following two-plus years of absence because of the pandemic. Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller/VCG

Participants register for the Davos opening ceremony. Centering around the theme, “History at a Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies,” the meeting has drawn nearly 2,500 global leaders from politics, business, civil society, academia, media and the arts. Photo: Hu Yue/Caixin

China’s delegates arrive at the opening ceremony. On Tuesday, Xie Zhenhua, the country’s special envoy for climate change, will meet John Kerry, the former U.S. secretary of state, in a session on safeguarding the planet and its people. It will be their first in-person interaction since the 2021 U.N. climate change conference in Glasgow. Photo: Li Xin/Caixin

Participants report on the meeting in a broadcast room at the venue. Photo: Li Xin/Caixin

Ding Yuan, vice president and dean of China Europe International Business School talks with a guest. Photo: Li Xin/Caixin

Robotic arms capture an event at the venue. Photo: Hu Yue/Caixin

A poster of the forum is displayed outside the venue. Photo: Hu Yue/Caixin

Ukrainian artists transformed the former “Russia House” into an exhibition of photos by Ukrainians taken during the Russia-Ukraine war. Photo: Hu Yue/Caixin

A Ukrainian flag flies high on a street in Zürich on Sunday. Photo: Chen Lixiong/Caixin

A police helicopter surveys the venue of the annual W.E.F. meeting on Friday. Photo: Gian Ehrenzelle/IC photo

Police guard the meeting venue with patrol dogs. Photo: Gian Ehrenzelle/IC photo

A view of the congress center prior to the annual meeting. Photo: Gian Ehrenzelle/IC photo

The meeting will last until Thursday. More than 50 heads of state and government will attend the meeting. Photo: Gian Ehrenzelle/IC photo