Some of the Clinton administration‘s tough talk appears tactical, intended to pressure trading partners into offering concession and to unblock stalled negotiations on several fronts. But it appears that officials are prepared to turn up the temperature on trade-and live with the consequences. In some ways, Mr. Clinton and his advisers are following the same well-trod path as the Bush administration, which threatened sanctions against the Community last year and walked away from GATT negotiations rather than sign an agreement that would provide only small gains for U. S. companies. The same political pressures from trade hawks in Congress that Bush officials felt are now bearing down on the Clinton team.
1.What is the implication of “tactical”，in the given context?
2.Who are the “officials” in the context?
3.What does "the same well-trod path" specifically refer to?
