JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.1.min.js"></script>
<script>
__$ = $.noConflict();
</script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.1.min.js"></script>
<div>
<a href="#" id="link">Click me</a>
</div>
JavaScript
$(function(){
var link_counter = 0;
$('#link').on('click', function(e){
$(this).html('Clicked: ' + (++link_counter));
});
$('#link')[0].onclick = function(){
alert("clicked");
};
__$('#link').click(); // This will not work
// Comment this out, and you'll see, that no click event is triggered
//$('#link').click();
});