Last week's U.S. naval patrol in the South China Sea threatened China's sovereignty and security interests, and the U.S. should not take any more dangerous actions that threaten China's sovereignty, Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan said, according to Reuters.

Chang made the comments to U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday, November 3 in Kuala Lumpur, China's Defense Ministry said in a statement released on Wednesday.