That's not the problem. We shit on the US all day every day. There's also not a problem with this. The problem is that when we're talking about someone else it's being used as a defense. Honestly it doesn't even matter if the US is doing the same thing. If something is wrong it is wrong, no matter who does it. Responding to "China is hacking the US" with "But the US hacks China" doesn't accomplish anything except create arguments nor is it logically consistent because both can be bad. The "but they did it" implies the action is not bad in the first place and that a double standard is an excuse. The problem is that there is not a double standard. People are also critical of the US's use of hacking both nationally and globally. So if you're concerned with the US hacking people it is logically obvious that you'd also be concerned with China (or anyone else!) hacking people.

I'm tired of this argument because it just serves the propagandists. It eliminates a real conversation happening because we can't even start one because we don't even agree on a basic premise of that things can be judged independently. Comparisons can be great, but independent judgement/criticism is also necessary.