BEIJING - China on Wednesday launched a website for live broadcasts of court trials to allow the public to supervise proceedings.

The website, sponsored by chinacourt.org, a portal website of Chinese courts administered by the Supreme People's Court, will act as a platform for local courts at all levels to air live trials online, according to a statement of the chinacourt website.

The public can view the broadcasts via the website. The site will also provide notices ahead of broadcasts and video clips of previous trials, the statement said.

The website is expected to increase the public's knowledge about the country's judicial work, better regulate court practices, enhance judicial justice and serve the public's rights to know, to participate and to supervise the judiciary system, the sponsor said.