Diplomatic / news headline register.
抵 (dǐ) = 'to arrive at',
华 (Huá) = 'China' (short form of
中华). Almost exclusively used to describe high-level foreign visitors arriving on Chinese soil. Parallel forms:
抵京 dǐ Jīng 'arrive in Beijing',
抵沪 dǐ Hù 'arrive in Shanghai',
访华 fǎng Huá 'to visit China',
来华 lái Huá 'to come to China'.
