Private tutoring firms emerge from the shadows as China looks to revive flagging economy

Private tutoring firms emerge from the shadows as China looks to revive flagging economy

FILE PHOTO: Students attend a class at the Wenchang Middle School in Yuexi county, during a government-organised media tour in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, China September?11, 2020. Picture taken September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

China is quietly easing regulatory pressure on private tutoring operators as it looks to revive a flagging economy, spurring a nascent revival of a sector hit hard by a government crackdown three years ago, according to industry figures, analysts and data reviewed by Reuters.

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