It's now standard to play soft classical music or generic Muzak outside youth "hangouts" like 7-11 stores and doughnut or fried chicken places. Supposed to drive young people away, or at least make their conversation difficult.

I don't know about the Chinese astronaut, but I do know the first satellite the People's Republic launched did little other than beep out "The East Is Red" until its little battery ran down..."deet deedle deet, deet deedle dee, deet dee deedle deedle deet deedle dee..."