There is not much written about jesus in his teenage years (the years that in our day and age typically correspond to university). It’s speculated he travelled widely and might have reached India, where he learned about Buddhism and Hinduism. There were contacts between the Mediterranean and India as far back as ancient Egyptian times, so it’s not impossible
Sure they have a bias when they report on some issues but as far as there reporting on racist, fascist, terrorist, genocidal, china is concerned they have a pretty good track record. They also don’t self-censor when it comes to talking about china’s shittiness, so why shouldn’t I believe them.