JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.7/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.2/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">

<ul>
<li>
    <a href='http://www.google.com/'>google</a>
</li>
</ul>

CSS

li {
    background: yellow;
    padding: 20px;
}

JavaScript

$('li:has( > a)').click(function() {
    alert('I was clicked');
    return false;
});