There are some things America does extremely well, and others it does very badly.
For example, O'Hare airport in Chicago, and Dallas-Fort Worth, are aeronautical marvels of flight control. I can never forget flying into O'Hare and seeing aircraft lined up behind me like taxis, as far as the eye could see.
OTOH, China has 29,000 miles of high speed rail criss-crossing the country. America has just 50 miles.
There are some things where America is truly exceptional. However, it also has some serious baggage.