JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<a id="elementA" href="#">ElementA</a>
<div id="elementB" style="color:#fff;background:#000;width=100px;height=100px;" onclick="javascript:alert('Click on elementB');">ElementB</div>
JavaScript
$("#elementA").on("click", function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
$("#elementB").click();
});