I'm eager to see the investigation report. But it's gonna take months if not years for it finish. However you need to know more about how construction projects work. And avoid shaping the narrative that the Chinese side can never screw up. My take on this is that many sides are at fault, including the Chinese contractor. But when it comes to blame games, it is easiest to dump all the blame on that Chinese contractor.
Architects design. C&S engineers and contractors build. If there is a problem with the architectural design, it is sorted out at the design stage by consultant civil engineers before being signed off by them. Architects are the easiest side to be let off the hook. Because in modern construction, the burden of structural engineering have largely been moved to the consultants.
We don't know who the consultants are, and they very well could be non-Chinese. Usually the consultants will up-spec, to give themselves plenty of margin for safety, to protect their asses, and to keep their reputation. Usually it's the final building owner who would try to press prices down and pressure the contractor to cut corners. Use lower spec materials, build less safety items, compromised design, etc. If responsible, they would all check with the consultants to recalculate, and draw the line on how low they can go. Still, the building owner could also overrule the consultant. Or just as equally common, the contractor could cheat the spec. Maybe to earn extra margins, or give someone some kickbacks. This building is owned by the Thai government, so there could very well be corruption involved. So let's look out for the investigation results.
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