A microkernel implements all drivers as user-space programs, and implements core features like IPC in the kernel itself. A monolithic kernel, however, implements the drivers as a part of the kernel...
Fine bone china is more delicate than porcelain, with a warmer, translucent finish. It is typically more expensive than porcelain. Fine china is produced without the inclusion of bone ash from similar materials to porcelain.
China is not a democracy, but Germany and France are, and some of differences between US and China, are English/German differences rather than democracy/dictatorship ones. It's is true that China protects individual rights less than Western Europe or the United States.