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ELI5: Why are western nations criticised if they don't take in refugees, but others aren't?

In light of the refugee crisis in Europe, I'm wondering why it's expected that Europe should take in migrants, but other wealthy countries seem exempt from criticism, specifically countries like South Korea and Japan, and to a lesser extent China.

I'm not against immigration, particularly since I come from a country where emigration has been a feature for centuries, but when these kinds of crises occur, it seems 'the West' are the ones that are expected to open their borders while similarly rich countries are exempt. If a European country or the US/Canada had the same immigration and naturalisation policies as say Japan, they'd be widely criticised by the UN and others as racist and xenophobic.
gpt
In addition to the other comments, countries like China have a terrible track record on human rights and so no one is surprised when they don't step up to the plate to help out at a humanitarian crisis.