They can demand accountability all they want...but as long as the government controls the media, their access to the Internet, has all the guns, and doesn't even allow a fart without a 10-year plan, I think it's a bit pollyannic to claim the people are going to "rise up" at all.
"PARTY" pooper.
Chinese history is littered with tumultuous peasant uprisings. Already China is experiencing hundreds of local riots and violent protests drawing tens of thousand people at a time. With economy deteriorating, power struggle will erupt amid faltering control by Chinese communist regime.
With these events, military may try to overshadow the party in order to maintain the control of the country. With uncertainty like this and lack of strong central leadership, provinces will assert their own powers, and join the power struggle.
This kind of development is quite conducive to massive civil riot or uprising.