Did Queen Victoria really say 'The Chinese are a cruel, deceitful, and treacherous people.'?

Queen Victoria Quote Source & Citation:

The Chinese are a cruel, deceitful, and treacherous people.

— Queen Victoria Modern · British monarch, Victorian era

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"I am not afraid of anything."

"It is a great comfort to know that I am not alone."

"I am surrounded by sycophants."

"I am very strong and determined."

"I am a very shy person."

Private correspondence during the Opium Wars

Date: 1857

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