Right now the Chinese economy is the most dynamic in the world, a real industrial powerhouse. At the same time Chinese workers labor under horrible working conditions. On the other hand, German capitalism is perhaps the most powerful in Europe. By comparison, German workers have life incomparably better than Chinese workers. German workers have a choice. They can get caught up in the geopolitics of the transnational class wars, which this article shows they are doing. The other choice is to reach across borders and unite in a common program with other workers.