JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Test</title>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0/jquery.mobile-1.2.0.min.css" />
    <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.2.min.js"></script>
    <script src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0/jquery.mobile-1.2.0.min.js"></script>

</head>
<body>
	<div data-role="page" id="page1">
		<div data-role="header">
	        <h1>Header</h1>
		</div>
		<div data-role="content">	
			<select id       = 'my_select'   
			        name     = 'my_select'   
			        onchange = 'gf_handle_change( this.value );' >
			  <option id = 'option_A'  value = 'A'> A </option>
			  <option id = 'option_B'  value = 'B'> B </option>
			</select>
			<a id="btn1" data-role="button">Click Me To Change to B</a>
		</div>
	</div>
	<script>
		function gf_fire_event( args_val )
		{
			//Select an option
			$('#my_select option[value=' + args_val +']').attr("selected", "selected");
			//Refresh jQM select menu
			$('#my_select').selectmenu('refresh');
			//Trigger change event
			$('#my_select').trigger('change');
		}
		function gf_handle_change( args_val )
		  { alert( args_val )  ;
		  }
		$(document).on("pageinit", "#page1", function(){
			$(document).on("click", "#btn1", function(){
			  gf_fire_event('B') ;
			});		
		});
	</script>
</body>
</html>