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Zhongxin Finance, February 14th. In response to the news about Starbucks driving the police off the Internet, on the 14th, @StarbucksChina said: Regarding the situation of the Starbucks Ciqikou store in Chongqing circulating on the Internet, we have verified that it was a misunderstanding and apologized.
Starbucks said: Four police officers came to the store at around 5 pm on February 13, and the store arranged for the police to eat in the outdoor seating area.
Later, due to other customers wishing to dine in the outdoor seating area, the store partner and the police officer involved misunderstood the communication due to inappropriate words when coordinating the seats. We apologize for this.
Starbucks also stated that there were no cases of "driving away the police" and "complaining about the police" that were reported on the Internet during the incident.
Starbucks has always been committed to taking root in the community and serving the community. The store has always communicated well with the local police and has received strong support from the police.
Starbucks, as always, welcomes every customer.
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