Abstract This paper makes a study of Premier Zhou Enlai's brilliant views on administrative decisions, which had been developed in the 26-year political career as first premier of the People's Republic. The study focuses on the four interrelated aspects of these views: seeking truth from facts, unified planning with due consideration for essential issues, adhering to democratic and scientific working style, and attaching importance to realities and flexible regulations. The writer of the paper emphasizes that the most striking feature of all these views is the realis...