(2) The BBC summarizes the interview, which is fully reported here:
Francesco Sisci, Pope Francis Urges World Not to Fear China: AT Exclusive. Asia Times, Feb 2, 2016 http://atimes.com/2016/02/at-exc ... o-fear-chinas-rise/
("I asked for an interview on broad cultural and philosophical issues concerning all Chinese, of which [sic; should be 'whom'] over 99% are not Catholic. I didn't want to touch on political or political issues, of which other popes, at other times had spoken")
Note: Naturally quotation (b) in the BBC Chinese report is not part of the interview, and not shown in the Asia Times report/ transcript.