Abhijith Ganapavaram 2 minute read Children leave a school in the Shekou area of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China April 20, 2021. REUTERS/David Kirton July 26 (Reuters) - Battered by a regulatory crackdown, China's multi-billion dollar private tutoring sector could seek to separate its business segments and bulk up non-academic tutoring as it tries to soften the blow on its operations, analysts said on Monday. Shares in Hong Kong and U.S.-listed education firms such as New Oriental Education & Technology Group (9901.HK), TAL Education Group (TAL.N) and Gaotu Techedu (GOTU.N) fell sharply for the second straight session on Monday after China barred for-profit tutoring in core school subjects.