Chinese propaganda today still infuses its citizens with a sense that Han Chinese is superior to other ethnic groups and races. You wouldn't possibly find anything remotely like that in any other Asian countries. If you think I'm exaggerating, here's a piece of NYT news that demonstrates their outright racism toward African people: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/world/asia/china-africa-b...
I'm not saying all of them are. In Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen where there are more young people who either accepted Western influences or got their college education in the West, racism may be less a problem. But those cities only represent less than 5% of China.
It goes deeper than that-- The physical territory, the ruling government, and the Han ethnic group (including "overseas Chinese") are considered equivalent. Kind of like a giant family where blood relations are mixed up with authority, history etc.
So, Han people are a political tool to use in colonization ("Hanification" currently going on in Tibet and Xinjiang) and also an asset to be maintained through what westerners might call eugenics.
It's more deliberate than "racism," more like "American exceptionalism." It's interesting idea, but it seems scary to westerners and it feels a little bit oppressive to be an Overseas Chinese
In fact it's not hypocritical at all. Not even the least.
The parent isn't denying the mistakes or terrible things the West has done in the past.
Allow me to give you an example of why this isn't hypocritical in concept.
If I'm an obese person, it is not hypocritical to lambast other obese people for the health consequences of their physical condition - so long as I'm not denying the application of those same health consequences to my own obesity situation.
The parent comment would be hypocritical if it pretended / claimed there is no racism in Western culture, while pointing out Chinese racism or beliefs about racial superiority. (assuming the parent is part of Western culture of course)
I'm not saying all of them are. In Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen where there are more young people who either accepted Western influences or got their college education in the West, racism may be less a problem. But those cities only represent less than 5% of China.