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HTML

<input type="checkbox" id="checkbox" value="checkbox value" />
<label for="checkbox">Click me</label>
<br />
<br />
<input type="button" id="button" value="click checkbox with jQuery('#checkbox').click()" />

JavaScript

$('#checkbox').change(function() {
    alert($(this).val());
});

$('#button').click(function() {
    $('#checkbox').click();
});