Clue: China, clear about power, ignoring France (9)
Answer: PORCELAIN
Explanation: Definition: China
An envelope ('about') of [f]ORCE ('power' – for once not indicating P; scientists might complain that power and force are different, but in common use the two are blurred) minus the F ('ignoring France') in PLAIN ('clear'). Coming to this with the initial P in place, my first reaction was PAL…, from the rhyming slang China plate/mate; but it was not to be.