Just like nobody in the US says "we have to make sure China has a strong military", and yet we somehow don't find it hypocritical that the US argues they should

Just like nobody in the US says "we have to make sure China has a strong military", and yet we somehow don't find it hypocritical that the US argues they should themselves maintain a strong force. Or maybe you find that hypocritical, but the USA as a whole does not.