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I'd say Yes and No. I don't think they yet have an established culture of social activism, and when it comes to public spaces and resources, there is definitely a every person for himself/herself way of things. However, many people are like my brother-in-law, who grew up burning coal for heat and now drives a BMW. (Funny, I think the wealthiest people I know are in China.) These people travel all over the world now. Due to the CCP and the Cultural Revolution, wealth doesn't go back in any family very far. There is a real pride in what has been accomplished in the last decade, and I don't think the government gets much credit for it.
When I was there last year, one of our cabbies launched an anti-government tirade, blaming them for inflation and the high cost of housing. -That would not have happened 10 years ago. I think because the government likes to be the authority on so much, they also get to take the blame for so much.