The ballroom of Taipei's Grand Formosa Regent Hotel was packed to capacity on the evening of February 23 as some 550 AmCham members and guests - including 172 executive-branch officials, legislators, and business leaders - gathered for the Chamber's annual Hsieh Nien Fan. Held around the time of the China New Year, the banquet provides an opportunity to express appreciation to those who have extended cooperation and assistance to AmCham during the preceding year.