SITUATION EXPLAINED: Chinese state media set conditions for AI talks and singled out Anthropic. • Beijing wants the US to regulate its own labs before any substantive AI talks can begin • The demand came via Yuyuantantian, a CCTV-affiliated account used to signal official policy thinking, three and a half weeks before Xi's September 24 visit • First condition: a clear line drawn jointly between genuine security threats and mere technological competition • Second condition: the US must first…