Targett-Adams critical acclaim in Asia led her to perform in China in 2008 for the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the British Embassy for the Beijing Olympics, in 2009 for the Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond and in 2010 for both Alex Salmond and the Irish President Mary McAleese on their respective official ministerial visits. Targett-Adams also represented Celtic culture at the Irish Pavilion of the Shanghai Expo with a series of recitals. In 2011 Targett-Adams gave a 2nd solo concert at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing accompanied by Irish band, Ciorras. She also became the only Western performer at the Phoenix Television 15 Year Anniversary Celebrations in the Great Hall of the Forbidden City in Beijing. In 2017, Kate was invited to perform at the ceremony for Vice Premier Madam Liu Yandong, the highest-ranking woman in the government of the People’s Republic of China, when Madam Liu received her honorary degree from Edinburgh University.
